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District: HOPATCONG (2240)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: SUSSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $39,149,115
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,784.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,944
2014-15 Total Spending: $37,186,912
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,696
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,927
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,927
Revenue Sources, State: 37.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 62.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.3%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 51.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 111.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 21.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,543
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45|49
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,006
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45|49
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,261
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 45|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,044
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,003
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,417
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,429
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,645
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.3%
%% 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): $705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $596
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,499
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,811
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,992
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,821
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 94.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,236
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,025
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $68
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $144
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,077
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 89.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,880
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 84.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,797
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 88.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,345
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,040
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 44.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 48.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 51.3%
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): $154
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
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): $314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $486
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 32.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 38.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $236
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $271
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|49
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $75,635
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 47|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $72,485
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 51.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|49
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $81,350
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 46.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $78,493
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 45|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 111.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 38|49
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $131,729
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 90.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $134,350
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 12.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,149,787
2013-14 Actual: $248,017
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,397,804
2014-15 Actual: $1,913,194
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $601,924
Actual Excess (2014-15): $698,518

* 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.