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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)
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
2013-14 Total Spending: $4,603,695
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 179.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,646
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $25,646
Revenue Sources, State: 21.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 62.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 9.7%
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.9%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 62.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 98.9
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 20.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,475
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 50|56
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,477
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49|56
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $22,409
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 54|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $11,372
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,558
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $12,091
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9,994
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 48|56
% 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 actual costs): $9,904
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 50.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $10,946
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 48.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 90.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 56|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $296
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $614
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $531
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $4,695
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 55|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 24.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,408
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 27.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $6,094
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 55|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 27.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,878
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 52|56
% 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 actual costs): $3,213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 59.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $3,869
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 63.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,454
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 26|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 28.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $461
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 32.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $496
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 34.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,019
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,695
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $873
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 45|56
% 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 actual costs): $748
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 35|56
% 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): 37%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $881
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 32.7%
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): |56
% 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): |56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 28|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $70
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $73
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 30.5%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 8.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 49|56
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $63,310
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 46|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 8.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|56
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $66,115
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 50|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 62.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 40|56
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $23,734
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 4|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 47.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 53|56
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $24,778
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 4|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 98.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 38|56
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $32,263
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 4|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 81.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|56
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $35,910
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 13.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 35|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 10.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 42|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $1,478,054
2012-13 Actual: $-34,824
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,443,230
2013-14 Actual: $-183,707
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $492,690
Actual Excess (2013-14): $311,142
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