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District: HAMILTON TWP (1950)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MERCER
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $210,192,805
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 12,289.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,103
2014-15 Total Spending: $207,307,932
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 12,140.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,076
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,076
Revenue Sources, State: 45.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 51.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 71.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 210.4
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,722
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 22|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,830
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,939
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 27|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,854
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,791
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,435
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,779
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,890
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,982
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,746
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 92.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,825
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,079
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,403
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,027
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 82.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 84.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 82.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,499
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,557
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,702
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,015
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 67.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,060
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 68.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 64.6%
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): $192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $211
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 32.7%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $67
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $22
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $33
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 53|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $65,494
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 53|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $64,794
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 71.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 66|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $75,494
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 53|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 69.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 72|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,944
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 26|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 210.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $108,723
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 204.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $112,607
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 20.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 20.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $32,030,976
2013-14 Actual: $-6,727,665
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $25,303,311
2014-15 Actual: $1,567,747
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $2,617,652
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,478,571

* 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.