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District: FARMINGDALE BORO (1490)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: MONMOUTH
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $2,671,498
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 149
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,935
2014-15 Total Spending: $2,791,919
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 166
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,814
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,814
Revenue Sources, State: 39.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 57.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 113.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 82.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 18.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,355
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,161
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 25|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,898
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 23|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,603
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,131
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,071
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 97.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,349
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 97%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,917
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other 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): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,341
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,553
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 66.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,441
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 64.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,440
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 57.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,829
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,898
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,634
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,414
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 77.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,372
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 72.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 80.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,327
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,507
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $451
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 24.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 18.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 21.4%
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): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 20.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 21.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 8.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 57|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $51,098
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $51,395
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 113.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $28,334
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 158.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $31,167
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 5|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 82.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 47|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $100,323
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 50|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 83
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $100,591
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 10.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $499,869
2013-14 Actual: $17,060
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $516,929
2014-15 Actual: $-30,809
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $65,107
Actual Excess (2014-15): $17,302

* 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.