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District: NEWTON TOWN (3590)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: SUSSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending: $25,851,845
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,507.9
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,145
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 28
2011-12 Total Spending: $27,089,839
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,521.8
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,802
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 28
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,802
Revenue Sources, State: 29.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 43.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 23.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2011 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 75.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 169.3
10/15/11 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,909
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,993
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 34
2012-13 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,701
2012-13 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 31
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $8,270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 59.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,071
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 57.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $8,543
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,964
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 57.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,727
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 55.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 95.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $8,092
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 55%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 94.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 22
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $79
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,862
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,886
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $2,014
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,777
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,800
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,885
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 93.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,738
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,854
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,878
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $5
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,490
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 85.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2011-12): 81.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,556
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 82.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,432
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,557
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,588
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $860
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 60.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $920
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 59.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $920
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 57.9%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
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 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $582
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $602
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 4.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $648
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 4.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 31.2%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 25.1%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 27.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $112
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $161
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 28
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $60,525
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 30
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 34
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $62,930
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 33
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 75.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 25
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $60,342
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 11
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 69.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 29
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $60,455
Salary Ranking (2012-13): 13
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 169.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 8
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $123,146
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 32
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 150.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 10
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $124,224
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 39
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 16.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 7
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 8
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $1,445,851
2010-11 Actual: $-26,463
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $1,419,388
2011-12 Actual: $202,636
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2010-11): $132,102
Actual Excess (2011-12): $0
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