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District: HOPATCONG (2240)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: SUSSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending: $37,919,024
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,232
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,989
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 34
2010-11 Total Spending: $36,240,351
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,139.8
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,937
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 41
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,937
Revenue Sources, State: 37%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 59.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2010 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 64.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 140.9
10/15/10 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 20.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,561
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 50
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,430
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 52
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,433
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 53
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,869
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 58%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,766
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 57.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $8,248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 57.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,594
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 56%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 96.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,525
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 56%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 96.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $7,903
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 54.8%
%% 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): $244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,112
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $2,079
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 15.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,034
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 15%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $2,005
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 14.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 96.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 15%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 96.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,635
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,682
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2009-10): 88.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,411
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2010-11): 86.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,460
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 86.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,640
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,713
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,961
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 49.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $860
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 50.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $913
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 46.6%
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): $231
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $278
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 27.7%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 31.9%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 39.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $140
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $214
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 13.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 17
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $77,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 25
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $76,300
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 66
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 64.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 59
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $83,150
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 59
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 63.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 59
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $83,150
Salary Ranking (2011-12): 57
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 140.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 53
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $120,621
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 38
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 144.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 50
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $124,424
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 44
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 12.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 13.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $1,017,769
2009-10 Actual: $267,542
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $1,285,311
2010-11 Actual: $1,600,726
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
Actual Excess (2010-11): $0
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