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District: FREEHOLD TWP (1660)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: MONMOUTH
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $78,887,922
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,066.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,400
2014-15 Total Spending: $79,111,446
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,937
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,095
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,095
Revenue Sources, State: 15%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11
  Student/Support Ratio: 66
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 156.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,714
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 62|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,723
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 67|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,978
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 68|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 69|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,770
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 70|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,228
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,743
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 70|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,519
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,727
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 68|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 93.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,402
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,590
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 81.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,269
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 79.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 74.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,567
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,667
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,893
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $846
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 54%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $900
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 54%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,026
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 54.2%
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): $97
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 35.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 36.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 39.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $32
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $8
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $3
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): 56|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $57,755
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 21|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $56,555
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 66
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 57|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $69,921
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 65.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $68,505
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 34|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 156.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $114,887
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 159.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $118,684
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $9,809,668
2013-14 Actual: $-3,330,420
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $6,479,248
2014-15 Actual: $-484,256
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0

* 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.