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District: WEST AMWELL TWP (5600)
Operating Type K-6
County: HUNTERDON
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $4,439,099
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 248.3
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,875
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 41
2012-13 Total Spending: $4,514,961
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 234.5
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,251
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 43
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,251
Revenue Sources, State: 13.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 81.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.5%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 68.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 58.0
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,943
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,003
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 41
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,491
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 37
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,574
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 61.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9,648
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 64.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $9,761
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 58.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9,111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 60.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $9,353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $279
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $80
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $92
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,532
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,529
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 71%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 68.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,735
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 68.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,846
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $84
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,402
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 78.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 75.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 67.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,390
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,170
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $523
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 3.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 37.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $620
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 4.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 53%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $624
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 46.3%
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): $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): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 27.3%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 29.9%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 36.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $15
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $16
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 8.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 55
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $60,874
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 41
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 10.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 34
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $64,392
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 52
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 68.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 41
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $61,763
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 31
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 85.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 27
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $66,382
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 45
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 58.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 54
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $127,269
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 54
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 93.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 44
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $81,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 17
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 8.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 50
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 10.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 45
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $748,607
2011-12 Actual: $47,675
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $796,282
2012-13 Actual: $204,769
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $0
Actual Excess (2012-13): $8,659