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District: LIVINGSTON TWP (2730)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: ESSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $113,886,455
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,923.9
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,225
2013-14 Total Spending: $115,124,729
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,972.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,275
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,275
Revenue Sources, State: 12.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 72.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 178.1
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,948
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 60|103
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,464
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 58|103
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,791
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 52|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,672
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 62.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,976
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 59.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 95.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,765
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $352
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $319
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 64|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 88.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,936
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 86%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,042
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 85.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,626
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,627
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,633
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 77.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 77.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 76.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,290
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $786
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 62.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $797
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 60.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $766
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 59.4%
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): |103
% 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): |103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $3
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $275
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $306
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 21.1%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 20.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 22.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $11
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $16
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $40
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 13
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 21|10
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $82,280
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 99|10
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|10
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $79,119
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 91|10
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 72.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 63|10
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $86,746
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 85|10
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 67.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 80|10
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $80,973
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 70|10
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 178.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 51|10
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $127,449
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 64|10
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 191.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|10
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $130,142
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 67|10
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 16.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 63|10
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 54|10
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $6,382,818
2012-13 Actual: $434,936
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $6,817,754
2013-14 Actual: $969,526
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $815,793
Actual Excess (2013-14): $753,615