School Report Card: Salaries, Enrollment Numbers Are In For Berkeley Heights, Mountainside

Administrator Years of Experience and Salary

Berkeley Heights median administrator salary rose nearly $5,000 from 2008-2009 to 2009-2010 to $126,028. The state's median is $117,895. The median numbers of years of experience for administrators in Berkeley Heights is lower than the state median by four years. 

Mountainside median administrator salaries rose by $5,031 from 2008-09 to 2009-2010 to $122,031, also above the state median. The median number of years experience is lower than the state average by five years.

Town Name Median Years of Experience 2008-2009
Median Salary 2008-2009 Median Years of Experience 2009-2010 Median Salary 2009-2010

State Average

(for district's with a high school)

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 Berkeley Heights faculty remained almost the same as 2008-2009 as the state median at 10 years. While other union County towns saw a rise in median salaries for faculty, Berkeley Heights faculty stayed nearly the same at $61,602 in 2009-2010, down $20 from the previous report. The state median salary is $61,840.

Meanwhile, Mountainside salaries rose from $54,592 in 2008-2009 to 57, 032 in 2009-2010, but still $4,808 short of the state median. 

Town Name Median Years of Experience 2008-2009
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. Berkeley Heights cost per pupil is $14,907, slightly less than the state average. The cost per pupil in Mountainside is $14,276.00, less than the state median of $15,221.

Town Name Cost per pupil 2008-2009
Comparative 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

Berkeley Heights revenue sources changed slightly in 2009-2010 with funds from the lacal tax levy making up 80 percent of the school's budget in 2009-2010, up one percent from 2008-2009. Mountainside rose dramatically from 77% to 84%, which was the biggest rise in the county from a percentage standpoint.

Town Name 2008-2009 Revenue from Local Source
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 91%
91% Summit 91%
93% Union County Vocational 21%
21% Union 54%
59% Westfield 89%
90% Winfield 45% 45%