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District: CALIFON BORO (670)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: HUNTERDON
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $2,652,057
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 115.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,036
2014-15 Total Spending: $2,646,839
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 111.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,672
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,672
Revenue Sources, State: 18.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 80%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 7.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 72.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 47.2
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,913
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 62|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,884
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 62|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $22,235
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 66|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11,925
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $12,525
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $14,221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11,351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 68|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $12,087
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $13,514
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $442
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,470
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $4,508
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,054
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 59.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,334
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 56.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,539
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 56.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,553
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,404
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $917
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 59%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $891
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 75.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,112
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 79.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,792
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,855
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,808
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 41.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $762
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 41.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $704
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 38.9%
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): $173
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $84
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $113
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 7.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 68|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $49,259
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $51,867
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 72.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $24,082
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 100.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $33,590
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 7|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 47.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 69|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $62,485
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 51.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $54,930
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 6.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 63|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 7.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $259,191
2013-14 Actual: $98,714
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $357,905
2014-15 Actual: $99,849
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $46,400
Actual Excess (2014-15): $91,653

* 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.