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District: HAMILTON TWP (1940)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: ATLANTIC
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $53,469,036
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,144.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,003
2014-15 Total Spending: $53,268,764
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,096.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,205
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,205
Revenue Sources, State: 57.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 39.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.6%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12
  Student/Support Ratio: 102.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 237.2
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,102
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 15|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,947
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 14|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,842
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 7|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,682
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,597
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,570
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,325
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $84
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,792
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,811
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,777
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,678
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,693
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 93.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,653
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 93%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,143
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $941
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 79.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $972
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 82.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 80.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $774
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 56.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $684
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|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): 52.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 53.3%
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): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 35.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $35
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $8
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $50
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $56,217
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $55,611
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 102.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $76,705
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 61|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 98
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $73,275
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 53|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 237.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $107,930
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 218.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $107,930
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 22.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 20.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $7,550,009
2013-14 Actual: $-2,131,543
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $5,418,466
2014-15 Actual: $-1,259,787
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $771,403
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,397,131

* 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.