Roselle Park School District
2009 – 2010 Budget Public Hearing
Enrollment Statistics Year
Students
Increase
02-03
1993
0
03-04
2039
46
04-05
2059
20
05-06
2063
4
06-07
2059
(4)
07-08
2026
(33)
08-09
2027
1
Enrollment Statistics
Year
Special Students Education
Percent
02-03
1993
295
14.8
03-04
2039
292
14.3
04-05
2059
307
14.9
05-06
2063
319
15.5
06-07
2059
307
14.9
07-08
2026
270
13.3
08-09
2027
274
13.5
Enrollment Statistics
Year
Students
ESL
Percent
02-03
1993
142
7.1
03-04
2039
151
7.4
04-05
2059
154
7.5
05-06
2063
176
8.5
06-07
2059
168
8.2
07-08
2026
183
9.0
08-09
2027
179
8.8
Special Education Costs
Year
Amount Spent
% Inc.
% Budget
03-04
$4,047,401
2.2
18.7
04-05
$4,288,036
5.9
18.9
05-06
$4,563,632
6.4
18.6
06-07
$4,659,335
2.1
18.4
07-08
$4,508,784
(3.2)
16.7
08-09
$5,020,758
11.4
17.4
09-10
$5,035,203
0.3
17.0
Utility Costs Year
Electricity
Gas
03-04
$186,854
$164,949
04-05
$182,715
$170,821
05-06
$210,071
$186,507
06-07
$235,528
$254,951
07-08
$245,947
$252,921
08-09
$327,724
$271,972
09-10
$372,000
$288,000
Next year, the cost of electricity will increase 13.5%, while heating costs will increase 5.9%.
Insurance Costs Year
Total Premiums
% Increase
03-04
$2,955,823
28.6
04-05
$3,131,556
5.9
05-06
$3,284,386
4.7
06-07
$3,618,940
10.2
07-08
$3,815,764
5.4
08-09
$4,014,451
5.2
09-10
$4,496,185
12.0
Health insurance costs have increased by an average annual rate of 7.5% over the last five years.
REVENUE •
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Under the new funding formula, Roselle Park is slated to receive an increase of $508,151 in state aid (a 5% increase). Once again, Roselle Park’s per pupil cost was significantly BELOW the adequacy rate determined by the NJDOE. $408,151 of this amount will be returned to the residents of Roselle Park in the form of tax relief. The proposed budget for 2009-2010 is $29,664,810 (a 2.82% increase).
Facilities/Maintenance • • • • • •
Middle School Roof Repairs Re-tube Sherman Boiler Relocate High School’s School Store Install Shades on HS/MS Windows Renovate Aldene Stage Repair RG Lawn Sprinkler System
Cost to District for Federal/State Mandated Programs
What is meant by “Mandated Programs?” The chart to the right lists many of the items that are the result of state and federal mandates that must be funded by the school district. Special Education costs include classroom instruction, transportation for special education students, related services, and out-of-district tuition. Transportation costs are for vocational pupils.
Basic Skills Instruction
$
475,571
Bilingual Education
$
490,306
Guidance Services
$
794,663
Spec. Ed. (Inc. Child Study Team, T&G, Related Svcs.
$
5,035,203
Benefits for Above Programs
$
1,892,602
Voc./Magnet School Tuition
$
372,000
Transportation - non Athletic
$
333,921
Total
$
9,394,266
Percent of Total Budget
32.5
County Comparison: 2008-2009 Budgeted Cost per Pupil District
Cost per Pupil
Plainfield
17,739
Elizabeth
15,217
Summit
13,753
Springfield
13,698
Roselle
13,398
Berkeley Heights
13,112
Roselle Park
13,005
New Providence
12,960
Linden
12,936
Cranford
12,646
Hillside
12,510
Kenilworth
12,163
Rahway
12,050
Scotch Plains
11,973
Union
11,859
Westfield
11,781
Clark
11,430
State Comparison Cost Per Pupil
07-08 Budget
08-09 Budget
NJ K-12 Average
$12,881
NJ K-12 Average
$13,632
Roselle Park
$11,805
Roselle Park
$13,005
Difference
$1076
Difference
$627
Roselle Park Continues to Spend Less!!
Tax Rate Change Year
Tax Rate
Change
2003
4.37
0.32
2004
4.67
0.30
2005
5.04
0.37
2006
5.43
0.39
2007
5.80
0.37
2008
6.00
0.20
2009
6.07
0.07
This is the SMALLEST tax increase in recent history!!
2009 – 2010 Tax Implications Per Household
Assessed Value
Annual Increase
$65,000
$45
$75,000
$52
$85,000
$59
PLEASE… Don’t Forget to Vote! Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Polls Open 2 pm – 9 pm “Resolved, that there should be raised for General Funds $17,003,024 for the 2009 – 2010 school year.”