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School Report Card: Average Springfield Faculty Salaries Up, Administrator Salaries Down
Springfield's local burden of school funding far exceeds state average.
Today, the Department of Education released the 2009-2010 school report card data. We compared several categories of data to previous years.
Enrollment in all of Springfield's schools rose, but with the exception of Walton school, which increased to 632 from 566 in the 2008-2009 school year, the differences were not dramatic.
Administrator Years of Experience and Salary
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Springfield's median administrator salary decreased slightly, from $115,494 in 2008-2009 to $115,379 in 2009-2010. Both numbers are lower than the state median of $117,895. The 2008-2009 salary numbers were a spike over the previous year's median of $111,388.
The median numbers of years of experience in Springfield is also lower than the state median by four years.
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Median Salary 2008-2009 Median Years of Experience 2009-2010 Median Salary 2009-2010
State Average (for districts with high schools)
21 $114,950 20 $117,895 Berkeley Heights 16 $121,195 16$126,028 Clark 15
$108,000 14 $119,000 Cranford 23
$115,130 24 $125,000 Elizabeth 18
$109,690 17 $107,594 Garwood 17
$88,482 16 $89,320 Hillside 26
$103,755 27 $107,245 Kenilworth 28
$118,664 21 $122,224 Linden 29
$119,805 23 $123,031 Mountainside 14
$117,000 15 $122,031 New Providence 11
$121,128 12 $126,215 Plainfield 15
$116,000 16 $124,150 Rahway 17
$108,622 17 $114,907 Roselle 13
$93,956 10 $93,956 Roselle Park 24 $104,138 25 $107,375 Scotch Plains 24
$129,668 16 $129,668 Springfield 16
$115,494 17 $115,379 Summit 28
$130,625 23 $134,768 Union County Vocational 16
$98,584 17 $101,413 Union 21
$114,950 22 $118,950 Westfield 21
$118,884 26 $127,656 Winfield 23
$95,760 24 $99,591
Faculty Years Experience and Median Salary
The median number of years of experience of Springfield faculty rose from eight in 2008-2009 to nine in 2009-2010; both numbers were a year less than the state median in each year.
Median salary for Springfield faculty rose $2,945, from $63,306 to $66,251, an increase of about 5 percent. In both school years, Springfield's median faculty salary was higher than the state average.
Median Salary 2008-2009 Median Years of Experience 2009-2010 Median Salary 2009-2010 State Average 9 $59,545 10 $61,840 Berkeley Heights 9
$61,623 10 $61,602 Clark 9
$52,473 9 $54,365 Cranford 9
$58,571 9 $57,903 Elizabeth 8
$59,979 9 $63,239 Garwood 12
$53,021 10 $51,773 Hillside 8
$60,067 8 $62,740 Kenilworth 8
$61,170 9 $64,377 Linden 8
$56,773 9 $59,204 Mountainside 9
$54,592 10 $57,032 New Providence 9
$62,276 10 $65,112 Plainfield 12
$70,470 13 $70,970 Rahway 8
$57,069 8 $59,959 Roselle 7
$50,401 5 $52,347 Roselle Park 8
$57,347 8 $55,988 Scotch Plains 8
$59,765 9 $60,368 Springfield 8
$63,306 9 $66,251 Summit 10
$60,752 10 $66,289 Union County Vocational 4
$53,537 5 $54,317 Union 8
$61,586 8 $64,045 Westfield 9
$62,639 10 $65,230 Winfield 11
$50,579 12 $52,603
Cost per pupil
There are two ways of calculating per pupil expenditures, a comparative cost per pupil which represents a comparison with districts with similar budget types, and a raw cost per pupil figure. Springfield's cost per pupil in 2009-2010 was $15,670, $132 over the state average of $15,538. The comparative cost per pupil in Springfield is $13,685, $148 less than the state average of $13,833.
Town Name Cost per pupil 2008-2009Comparative cost per pupil 2008-2009
Cost per pupil 2009-2010 Comparative cost per pupil 2009-2010 State average $15,221 $12,983 $15,538 $13,833 Berkeley Heights $14,664 $15,168 $14,907 $13,425 Clark $12,919 $11,430 $13,547 $12,158 Cranford $13,565 $12,646 $13,810 $12,831 Elizabeth $16,600 $15,217 $17,507 $16,242 Garwood $11,843 $11,217 $14,753 $10,868 Hillside $14,677 $12,510 $14,954 $12,950 Kenilworth $13,795 $12,163 $14,861 $13,145 Linden $16,129 $12,936 $16,469 $13,174 Mountainside $14,866 $12,860 $14,276 $12,409 New Providence $14,217 $12,960 $14,590 $13,245 Plainfield $15,308 $17,739 $14,710 $15,553 Rahway $13,672 $12,050 $14,428 $12,682 Roselle $16,775 $13,398 $17,730 $14,100 Roselle Park $13,876 $13,005 $14,436 $13,453 Scotch Plains $13,759 $11,973 $13,711 $11,975 Springfield $15,766 $13,698 $15,670 $13,685 Summit $15,003 $13,753 $15,729 $14,411 Union County Vocational $13,405 $12,243 $12,974 $12,194 Union $14,769 $11,859 $15,532 $12,364 Westfield $13,220 $11,781 $13,553 $12,009 Winfield $18,907 $18,151 $19,208 $18,371
Revenue
Springfield's revenue continued to buck statewide averages in 2009-2010, with revenue from local sources assuming nearly twice the statewide average of 2008-2009's 50 percent and 2009-2010's 51 percent. Springfield's local funding of its school district rose from 88 percent in 2008-2009 to 91 percent in 2009-2010. The district receieved 5 percent of its funding from the state in those years; this year, the school received no state aid. The difference in the two years is due to a drop from 6 to 3 percent in the "other funding" line item.
2009-2010 Revenue from Local Source State average 50% 51% Berkeley Heights 79% 80% Clark 79%
79% Cranford 84%
84% Elizabeth 11%
11% Garwood 80%
76% Hillside 51%
50% Kenilworth 74%
74% Linden 68%
68% Mountainside 77%
84% New Providence 88%
89% Plainfield 13%
14% Rahway 59%
59% Roselle 46%
44% Roselle Park 60%
60% Scotch Plains 90%
91% Springfield 88%
91% Summit 91%
93% Union County Vocational 21%
21% Union 54%
59% Westfield 89%
90% Winfield 45%
45%
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