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District: FAIRFIELD TWP (1465)
Operating Type K-6
County: ESSEX
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $11,993,340
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 648.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,501
2014-15 Total Spending: $12,189,057
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 630.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,338
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,338
Revenue Sources, State: 12.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 77.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 124.6
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,093
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 35|56
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,749
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 35|56
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,646
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 35|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,768
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 65%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,576
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,660
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,994
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,312
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,544
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 75.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,749
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 75.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,038
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 80.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,719
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,803
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,855
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 82.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 83.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,541
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 83.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,572
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $677
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 48.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $730
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 53.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $906
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 57.6%
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): $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%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $40
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $158
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $198
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|56
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $61,429
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,083
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 77.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 31|56
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $70,267
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 80.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $66,917
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 41|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 124.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 31|56
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $125,972
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 54|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 120.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $128,491
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 13
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $886,623
2013-14 Actual: $-154,370
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $732,253
2014-15 Actual: $7,339
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $30,151
Actual Excess (2014-15): $34,431

* 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.