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District: HOPEWELL TWP (2270)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: CUMBERLAND
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $8,389,608
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 521.6
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,084
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 17
2012-13 Total Spending: $8,053,866
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 514.4
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,656
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 8
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,656
Revenue Sources, State: 50.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 42.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.8%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 95.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 87.5
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,845
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 8
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,564
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 9
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,990
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 17
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 66.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,711
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 66.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $8,567
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 65.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $6,926
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 63.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 95.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 62.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 94.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $7,894
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $589
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $83
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $84
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,352
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,490
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,131
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 83.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 82.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 86.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,021
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,046
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,090
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 7.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 75.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $765
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 73.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $768
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 70.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 26.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 22.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 18.6%
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): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 24.9%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 27%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 28.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $56
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $48
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $18
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 13.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 6
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $62,503
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 40
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 19
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $65,536
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 44
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 95.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 14
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $66,574
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 45
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 77.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 34
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $61,851
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 29
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 87.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 61
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $84,854
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 7
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 105.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 56
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $80,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 4
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 7.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 62
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 10.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 60
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $592,507
2011-12 Actual: $576,128
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $1,168,635
2012-13 Actual: $297,113
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $458,126
Actual Excess (2012-13): $141,454