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District: JACKSON TWP (2360)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: OCEAN
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $149,953,540
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 9,027.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,611
2014-15 Total Spending: $160,872,502
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 8,789.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,303
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,303
Revenue Sources, State: 42.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 54.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.4%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 71.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 220.4
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,422
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 19|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,840
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 21|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,762
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 26|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,551
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,989
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,680
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,014
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $211
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $217
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,034
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,817
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 89.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,892
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,967
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 87%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,332
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,000
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 80%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,053
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 82%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,067
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 80.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,587
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $737
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|103
% 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): 53.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $785
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|103
% 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): 54.4%
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): $271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $279
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $294
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 34.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 34.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $34
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $36
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $44
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $57,850
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,432
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 71.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 69|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $72,475
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 38|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 71.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $78,732
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 66|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 220.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 22|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $137,160
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 82|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 217.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $140,951
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 86|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 19.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 19.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $18,773,566
2013-14 Actual: $1,181,113
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $19,954,679
2014-15 Actual: $-5,127,773
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $3,946,313
Actual Excess (2014-15): $4,505,843

* 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.