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District: HILLSIDE TWP (2190)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $58,520,176
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,126.4
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,718
2014-15 Total Spending: $56,730,051
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,132.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,110
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,110
Revenue Sources, State: 47%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 48.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.9%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 86.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 128.6
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,752
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 36|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,162
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,489
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 33|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,882
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,028
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,506
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,740
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,004
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,980
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 91.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,068
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 91.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,679
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,657
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,441
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 85.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 85.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,418
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 85.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,969
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,935
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,916
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 65|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 61.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 61.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 64.9%
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): $219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $59
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $65
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $68
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 47|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $61,538
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 25|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,688
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 86.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 20|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $81,284
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 53|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 82.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $74,485
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 46|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 128.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 60|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $114,239
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 129.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $121,256
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 12.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,984,161
2013-14 Actual: $-1,074,462
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,909,699
2014-15 Actual: $2,477,566
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.