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District: TOMS RIVER REGIONAL (5190)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: OCEAN
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $242,465,860
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 16,650.9
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,562
2013-14 Total Spending: $243,735,154
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 16,236.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,012
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,012
Revenue Sources, State: 36.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 53.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 7.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.9%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 111.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 224.6
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,369
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 8|103
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,746
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 7|103
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,065
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 8|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $6,997
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 61.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,233
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $7,455
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $6,757
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 59.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 96.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,983
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $7,117
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,440
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,451
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,495
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,389
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,024
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,095
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 11|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $922
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 90%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $982
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 89.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,004
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 88.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,349
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,381
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
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): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 66%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $916
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 67.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $908
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 65.7%
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): |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): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 45.9%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 43.7%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 42%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $30
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $61
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $47
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 13.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 7|10
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $58,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 16|10
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|10
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $60,947
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|10
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 111.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 6|10
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $62,260
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 8|10
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 110.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|10
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $66,852
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 16|10
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 224.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 9|10
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $123,350
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 51|10
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 230.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|10
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $120,930
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|10
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 18.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 33|10
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 19.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|10
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $13,864,834
2012-13 Actual: $1,548,898
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $15,404,957
2013-14 Actual: $1,762,424
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $403,454
Actual Excess (2013-14): $84,142