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District: HOWELL TWP (2290)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: MONMOUTH
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $122,638,601
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,326.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,386
2014-15 Total Spending: $129,528,824
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,176.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,972
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,972
Revenue Sources, State: 36.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 60.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.6%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 68.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 175
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,025
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 51|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,118
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 56|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,005
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 51|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,512
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,592
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 97.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,041
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 97.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $89
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,328
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,408
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 71|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 97.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 98%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,360
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 98%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,379
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,640
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 88.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,408
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 85.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,556
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,816
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 71|79
% 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): $925
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 70|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 59.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,023
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,003
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 47.6%
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): $86
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $74
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 38.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $502
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $25
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $100
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): 55|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $63,050
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $67,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 68.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 50|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $81,150
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 68|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 65.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $86,700
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 73|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 175
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $143,300
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 74|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 166
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $145,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 78|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 18.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $14,809,003
2013-14 Actual: $5,503,893
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $20,312,896
2014-15 Actual: $-5,225,767
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $2,500,000
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,525,181

* 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.