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District: VERNON TWP (5360)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: SUSSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $76,850,783
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,644.9
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,084
2013-14 Total Spending: $78,260,418
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,514.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,267
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,267
Revenue Sources, State: 42.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 55.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 57.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 165.1
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,898
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 64|68
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,726
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 65|68
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,691
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 64|68
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9,612
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 63|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,674
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 64|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $10,184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 62|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,937
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 63|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 56.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 93%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 62|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 90.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,524
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 61|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $449
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 63|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $599
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 67|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 52|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $227
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 58|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 61|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 58|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 62|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 16.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 63|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $3,319
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 63|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,352
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 63|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 90.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,621
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 64|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 87.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,881
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 64|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,568
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 49|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,685
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 56|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,675
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 46|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 22|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 21|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 11|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,339
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 51|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 85.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,425
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 58|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 84.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,445
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 53|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 86.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,787
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 55|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 58|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 60|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,010
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 60|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 56.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,068
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 60|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 52.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,167
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 62|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 55.5%
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): $317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 21|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $354
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 29|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $400
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 36|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 27.2%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $67
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $259
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $6
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 52|68
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $72,026
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 63|68
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 56|68
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $80,038
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 66|68
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 57.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 63|68
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $68,276
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 27|68
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 57.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 60|68
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $75,202
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 36|68
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 165.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 30|68
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $122,192
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 36|68
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 144.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|68
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $125,604
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|68
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 17.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 10|68
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|68
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $7,353,142
2012-13 Actual: $1,005,169
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $8,358,311
2013-14 Actual: $-1,295,921
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $1,472,669
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,318,159