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District: HOWELL TWP (2290)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: MONMOUTH
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending: $121,217,616
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,796.9
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,834
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 73
2010-11 Total Spending: $113,448,236
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,731.1
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,854
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 64
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,854
Revenue Sources, State: 34%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 62.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2010 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 82.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 222.6
10/15/10 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,652
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 58
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,170
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 47
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,345
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,488
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 59.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,512
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 61.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $8,133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 60.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,290
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 57.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 97.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 60.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 97.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $7,922
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 59.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 97.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $169
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,989
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,928
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,927
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 15.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 96.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 14%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 98.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,879
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 97.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,412
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,354
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 22
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 22
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,142
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2009-10): 80.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2010-11): 84.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 84.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,504
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,442
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $829
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 72
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 55.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $801
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 55.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $825
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 48.3%
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): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 28.1%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 29.7%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 34.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $641
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $484
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $187
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 13.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 25
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $57,700
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 35
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 42
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $57,200
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 26
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 82.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 41
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $96,775
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 86
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 76.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 48
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $96,775
Salary Ranking (2011-12): 85
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 222.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 15
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $137,568
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 78
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 210.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 24
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $139,258
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 76
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 19.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 16
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 19.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 23
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $5,699,121
2009-10 Actual: $122,343
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $5,306,355
2010-11 Actual: $3,115,465
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2009-10): $305,192
Actual Excess (2010-11): $772,620
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