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District: WHARTON BORO (5770)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $13,400,652
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 836
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,030
2013-14 Total Spending: $15,195,642
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 821.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,496
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,496
Revenue Sources, State: 36.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 58.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 113.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 154.6
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,109
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 42|82
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,406
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|82
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,358
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 71|82
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 50|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 63.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,498
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 42|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $10,549
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 78|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,499
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 36|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 57.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 90.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,793
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 37|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 91.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 70|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 88.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 68|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 60|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $567
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 75|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 78|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 76|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $606
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 79|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 64|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 17.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,095
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 48|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,496
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 58|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 13|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 51.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 8|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 53.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,512
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 17|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 60.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,402
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 35|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 30|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 39|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 62|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 53|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 50|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $997
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 17|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 71.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $990
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 15|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 70.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 25|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 71.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $956
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 26|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,545
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 35|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): |82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 1|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $84
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 3|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 5.4%
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): |82
% 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): |82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 70|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 69|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 69|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 27.4%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $195
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $44
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $26
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 11
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 60|82
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $60,555
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 34|82
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 68|82
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $62,575
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|82
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 113.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 6|82
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $65,989
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 30|82
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 115.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|82
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $67,635
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 33|82
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 154.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 51|82
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $113,734
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 35|82
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 261.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|82
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $116,009
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 38|82
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 50|82
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 27.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|82
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $2,828,756
2012-13 Actual: $1,711,170
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $4,539,926
2013-14 Actual: $154,894
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $541,142
Actual Excess (2013-14): $470,000