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District: HACKETTSTOWN (1870)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: WARREN
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $31,473,395
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,793.2
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,551
2013-14 Total Spending: $34,605,576
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,877.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,433
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,433
Revenue Sources, State: 21.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 44%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 19.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 5.9%
Revenue Sources, Other: 7.4%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 75.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 158.2
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,886
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44|68
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,508
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 33|68
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,211
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 31|68
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 40|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,694
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 24|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 28|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 32|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 53.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,227
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 22|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $7,672
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 25|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 52|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 42|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 31|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 61|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 48|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 44|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 54|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 16.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 49|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,473
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 48|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,068
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 56|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 89.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,997
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 49|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 85.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,131
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 48|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 36|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,545
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 39|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,554
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 34|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 58|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 59|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 54|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 32|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 80.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,217
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 31|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 78.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 17|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 72.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 24|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 21|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,472
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 22|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $525
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 11|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 37.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $536
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 11|68
% 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): 38.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $569
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 10|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 38.7%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): |68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): |68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $598
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 66|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 4.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $548
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 64|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $587
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 64|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 23%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 23.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $211
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $147
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 29|68
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $68,175
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 51|68
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|68
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $66,830
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|68
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 75.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 39|68
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $75,990
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 43|68
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 65.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 53|68
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $74,220
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 33|68
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 158.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 34|68
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $118,938
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 30|68
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 145.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 42|68
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $120,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|68
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 15.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 30|68
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 13.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|68
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $5,639,935
2012-13 Actual: $354,535
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $5,994,470
2013-14 Actual: $-1,903,820
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $0
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0