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District: BYRAM TWP (640)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: SUSSEX
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $17,446,678
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 892
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,559
2014-15 Total Spending: $16,745,691
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 912.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,353
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,353
Revenue Sources, State: 31.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 66.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 74.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 127.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,215
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 53|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,116
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,156
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 52|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,683
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,544
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,312
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,878
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 90.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $804
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,170
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,777
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,965
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 89.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,828
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 84.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 80.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,634
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,718
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,905
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $74
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 72.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 71.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,443
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 75.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,586
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,766
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $700
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 44.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $673
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 47.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $754
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 42.7%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $95
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 28.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $317
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $83
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $70
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $59,415
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,724
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 74.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 42|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $62,515
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 64.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $65,824
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 25|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 127.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 77|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $108,150
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 21|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 145.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $107,927
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 13.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 66|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,680,135
2013-14 Actual: $-683,990
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,996,145
2014-15 Actual: $750,041
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0

* Districts that did not report any values (N.R.), and those that moved from a different enrollment group (N.A.) are excluded from the rankings.