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District: CRANFORD TWP (980)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending: $57,965,200
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,917.2
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,798
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 7
2010-11 Total Spending: $56,203,560
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,949
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,232
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 6
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending Per Pupil: $14,232
Revenue Sources, State: 9.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 82.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 5.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2010 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 83.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 188.7
10/15/10 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,536
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 38
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,015
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 34
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,539
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 33
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 60.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 61.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $7,681
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 61.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 57.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,080
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 58.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 95.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $7,355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 58.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 95.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $298
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $236
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $79
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $85
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,858
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,692
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 14.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,801
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,727
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 92.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 89.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,574
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 87.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,360
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,212
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2009-10): 88.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2010-11): 87.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 87.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,339
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 61.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $832
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 66.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 65%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0%
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 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $296
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 83
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 23.1%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 24.7%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 26.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $2
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $14
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 80
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $60,531
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 39
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 86
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $59,741
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 35
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 83.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 57
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $61,679
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 10
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 81.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 56
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $64,562
Salary Ranking (2011-12): 12
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 188.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 62
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $132,842
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 89
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 175.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 71
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $129,942
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 73
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 17.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 51
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 17
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 63
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $1,370,909
2009-10 Actual: $389,901
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $1,760,810
2010-11 Actual: $1,517,858
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2009-10): $70,185
Actual Excess (2010-11): $1,204,342
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