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District: NEWTON TOWN (3590)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: SUSSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $29,043,189
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,534.9
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,922
2013-14 Total Spending: $28,660,072
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,551.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,468
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,468
Revenue Sources, State: 29.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 43.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 24.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 70.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 152.3
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,374
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 33|50
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,852
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 35|50
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,315
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 33|50
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,477
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 32|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 59%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 35|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 34|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 33|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 56.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 95.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 37|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,808
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 36|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 18|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 17|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 28|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 24|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $67
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 8|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 9|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,898
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 27|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,920
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 20|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,099
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 23|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,806
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 30|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,788
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 25|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 93.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,945
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 29|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,842
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 44|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,908
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 44|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,839
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 36|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 13|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 8|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 5|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,563
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 42|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 84.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,525
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 38|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 79.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,543
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 39|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 83.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,500
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 28|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,642
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 30|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,522
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 20|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $932
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 42|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.5%
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): $1,030
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 43|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 62.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $978
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 39|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 64.3%
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): |50
% 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): |50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $627
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 45|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 4.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 40|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 42|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 27.2%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $92
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $43
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $1
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 11.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 25|50
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $64,651
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 35|50
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|50
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $64,330
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|50
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 70.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 28|50
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $64,930
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 18|50
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 72.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 22|50
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $64,030
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 22|50
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 152.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 10|50
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $125,951
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 40|50
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 155.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|50
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $128,161
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|50
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 8|50
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|50
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $1,622,024
2012-13 Actual: $-484,277
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,137,747
2013-14 Actual: $196,251
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $0
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
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