Trenton School District
Mercer County, New Jersey

Displayed below are the facts and figures for the Trenton School District collected for the year 2012.

This school district oversees the following schools:

District Facts

Fall Enrollment 7,809 pupils
State New Jersey
County Mercer County
Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) Trenton, NJ
Combined Statistical Area (CSA) New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA

Total Revenue

All amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars.
Total Elementary-Secondary Revenue $320,859
Total Revenue from Federal Sources $24,984
Compensatory (Title I) $5,286
Children with disabilities $3,491
Child Nutrition Act $5,308
All other federal aid $10,899
Total Revenue from State Sources $271,724
General formula assistance $189,979
Special education programs $8,743
Transportation programs $2,491
All other state revenue $70,511
Total Revenue from Local Sources $24,151
All taxes $0
Property taxes $0
Parent government contributions $21,116
Revenue from cities and counties $0
Revenue from other school systems $0
Charges $517
Other local revenues $2,518

Total Expenditure

All amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars.
Total Elementary-Secondary Expenditure $295,063
Total Current Spending $269,207
Total salaries and wages $114,446
Total employee benefit payments $63,299
Total Current Spending for Instruction $176,532
Salaries and wages for instruction $74,978
Employee benefits for instruction $38,331
Total Current Spending for Support Services $86,926
Pupil support $26,191
Instructional staff support $4,419
General administration $2,061
School administration $12,092
Other and nonspecified $42,163
Other Current Spending $5,749
Total Capital Outlay Expenditure $2,577
Payments to Other Governments $22,454
Interest on School System Indebtedness $825
Long-term debt outstanding at end of the fiscal year $20,635
Long-term debt issued during the fiscal year $0
Long-term debt retired during the fiscal year $3,323

Total Revenue (percent)

Total Elementary-Secondary Revenue 100.0%
Total Revenue from Federal Sources 7.8%
Compensatory (Title I) 1.6%
Total Revenue from State Sources 84.7%
General formula assistance 59.2%
Total Revenue from Local Sources 7.5%
Taxes and parent government contributions 6.6%
Revenue from other local governments 0.0%
Charges 0.2%

Total Spending (per pupil)

Total Elementary-Secondary Spending (per pupil) $27,897
Per-pupil salaries and wages $14,656
Per-pupil employee benefit payments $8,106
Per-pupil Current Spending for Instruction $16,030
Salaries and wages $9,601
Employee benefits $4,909
Per-pupil Current Spending for Support Services $9,601
Pupil support $3,354
Instructional staff support $566
General administration $264
School administration $1,548