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District: FRANKLIN TWP (1610)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: SOMERSET
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $152,111,586
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,843.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,394
2014-15 Total Spending: $158,164,758
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,665.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,633
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,633
Revenue Sources, State: 17.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 79.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11
  Student/Support Ratio: 80.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 214.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,675
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,916
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,887
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 48|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,784
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,012
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,550
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 90.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,734
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $206
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $282
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $602
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $609
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,915
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 84.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,883
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 83.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,993
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 83.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,522
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,639
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 84.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 84.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 85%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,865
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,880
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,042
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 59.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 60.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,218
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 59.6%
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): $213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $34
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $93
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $62
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 88|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $57,590
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 94|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,651
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 80.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 38|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $73,017
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 77.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $72,172
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 37|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 214.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $119,957
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 174.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $124,333
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 22.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 18.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $6,694,092
2013-14 Actual: $3,265,843
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $9,959,935
2014-15 Actual: $2,061,763
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $909,720
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,134,772

* 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.