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District: HARDING TOWNSHIP (2010)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $11,132,248
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 446.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,927
2014-15 Total Spending: $11,184,375
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 423.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,436
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $26,436
Revenue Sources, State: 9.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 88.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 49.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 117.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,425
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 58|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,014
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 64|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $23,211
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 70|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $12,190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,648
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 49%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $306
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $654
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $478
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,477
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,989
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,826
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 81.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,892
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 80.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,088
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 77.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,537
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,041
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,968
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 74|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 74%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 67.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,384
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 70.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,602
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,048
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 28.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $766
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 29.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $796
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 26.1%
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): $475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 69|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $506
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $521
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 69|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 35.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $165
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $61,005
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 54|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $63,065
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 49.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $53,355
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 40.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 72|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $59,465
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 48|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 117.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $126,875
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 71|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 116.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $120,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,281,740
2013-14 Actual: $14,944
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,296,684
2014-15 Actual: $52,962
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $227,724
Actual Excess (2014-15): $271,512

* 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.