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District: SPARTA TWP (4960)
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)
2011-12 Total Spending: $68,137,891
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,453
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,733
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 60
2012-13 Total Spending: $69,949,265
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,603.7
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,411
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 53
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,411
Revenue Sources, State: 17.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 80.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 104.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 141.0
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,067
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 56
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,964
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,484
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 29
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,789
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 62.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 61.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $8,088
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 59.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 95.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 94.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $7,856
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 97.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $451
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,844
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,006
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,085
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,603
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 86.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,792
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 89.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,854
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 88.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,345
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 79.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,098
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 81.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,099
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 80.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,620
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,598
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,557
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $802
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 41
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 49.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $816
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 51.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 51.1%
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): $317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $332
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 29.7%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 29.5%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 32.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $541
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $86
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $37
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 12.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 31
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $70,213
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 61
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 17.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 1
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $73,013
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 66
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 104.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 10
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $80,205
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 55
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 133.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 2
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $84,261
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 59
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 141.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 53
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $99,077
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 3
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 228.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 4
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $108,271
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 11
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 12.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 62
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 14.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 38
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $7,507,145
2011-12 Actual: $-725,899
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $6,781,246
2012-13 Actual: $-1,448,676
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $1,015,753
Actual Excess (2012-13): $978,892