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District: HIGHLANDS BORO (2160)
Operating Type K-6
County: MONMOUTH
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $4,603,695
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 179.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,646
2014-15 Total Spending: $4,432,979
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 180.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,591
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,591
Revenue Sources, State: 22%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 61.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 10.2%
Revenue Sources, Other: 3%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 47.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 81.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 21.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,477
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49|56
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,251
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 50|56
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $20,653
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 52|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,558
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,319
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,278
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,904
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 50.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,652
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 49.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $296
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $556
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $413
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $482
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,408
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 27.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 28.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 25.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 59.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 69.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,586
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 67.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,413
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,412
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $461
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 32.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $549
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 38.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $520
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 36.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,019
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,944
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,601
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $748
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 37%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $790
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 40.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $973
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 37.4%
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): $70
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 34.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
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): 8.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|56
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $66,115
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 50|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,268
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 47.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 54|56
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $24,778
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 50.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $27,280
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 4|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 81.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|56
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $35,910
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 91.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $55,833
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 10.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 42|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 11.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,443,230
2013-14 Actual: $-183,707
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,259,523
2014-15 Actual: $-41,012
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $311,142
Actual Excess (2014-15): $358,464

* 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.