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Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending 2013

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District: WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL (5550)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: SOMERSET
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending: $39,736,858
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,084.7
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,061
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 23
2011-12 Total Spending: $41,989,875
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,088.8
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,103
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 29
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,103
Revenue Sources, State: 10%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 69.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 15.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 4.1%
Fall 2011 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 83.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 145.7
10/15/11 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,098
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 25
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,016
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 25
2012-13 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,188
2012-13 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 14
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $8,165
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 57.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 22
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 55%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $8,240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,679
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 54.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,734
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 51.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $7,559
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 53.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 91.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,729
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,783
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,651
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,662
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 96.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,686
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,552
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 94%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,610
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,668
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,679
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 82%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2011-12): 82.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 82.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,912
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,884
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,876
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $770
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 40.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 38.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $708
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 37.7%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $658
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 4.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $674
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 4.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $715
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 26.2%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 27.1%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 31.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $129
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $81
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $140
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 22
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $63,809
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 21
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 20
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $67,590
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 25
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 83.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 25
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $74,238
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 22
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 84.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 22
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $81,987
Salary Ranking (2012-13): 34
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 145.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 16
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $130,425
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 37
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 137.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 21
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $130,425
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 38
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 13.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 11
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 12.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 20
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $4,222,700
2010-11 Actual: $-365,107
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $3,857,593
2011-12 Actual: $362,276
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2010-11): $436,022
Actual Excess (2011-12): $430,615
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