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District: FREEHOLD REGIONAL (1650)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: MONMOUTH
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $195,329,864
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 11,437.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,078
2014-15 Total Spending: $204,370,452
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 11,236
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,189
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,189
Revenue Sources, State: 35.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 62.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 113
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 166.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,423
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 4|46
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,060
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 6|46
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,129
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 7|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,566
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,918
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,269
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,557
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,920
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $167
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $148
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,668
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,838
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,955
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,436
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 86.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,515
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 82.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,569
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 80.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $957
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 83.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $991
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 79.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 81.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,401
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,738
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $686
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 49.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $704
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 50.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 45.7%
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): $532
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $539
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $23
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $60
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $47
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 14.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|46
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $82,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 14.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|46
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $83,325
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 113
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|46
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $85,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 111.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|46
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $86,325
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 37|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 166.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|46
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $111,170
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 154.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|46
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $113,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 12.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $33,394,299
2013-14 Actual: $3,482,773
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $36,877,072
2014-15 Actual: $-935,012
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $12,169,674
Actual Excess (2014-15): $9,910,283

* 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.