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District: HIGHLANDS BORO (2160)
Operating Type K-6
County: MONMOUTH
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $4,068,600
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 195.1
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,849
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 53
2012-13 Total Spending: $4,418,549
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 176.9
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,982
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 56
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,982
Revenue Sources, State: 21.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 65.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 9.3%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 64.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 102.8
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,517
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 53
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,475
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 53
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $20,162
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 55
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $9,402
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 56.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $11,372
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $10,912
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,588
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 52%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 91.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9,994
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 51.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 87.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $9,820
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 48.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 90%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $577
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $645
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $4,131
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 25%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $4,695
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 24.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $5,472
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 27.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,618
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 15.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 63.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,878
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 61.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $3,840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 19%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 70.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 7.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $80
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 22.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 28.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 28.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,761
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,389
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 41.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $873
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 41.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $756
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 31.6%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
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 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 29.3%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 30.5%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 53
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $60,725
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 39
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 8.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 53
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $63,310
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 64.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 44
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $22,884
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 4
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 62.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 44
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $23,734
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 4
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 102.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 46
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $31,690
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 2
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 98.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 40
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $32,263
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 4
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 12.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 39
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 13.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 36
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $1,182,342
2011-12 Actual: $300,415
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $1,478,054
2012-13 Actual: $-34,824
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $460,410
Actual Excess (2012-13): $492,690