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District: JEFFERSON TWP (2380)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $63,603,460
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,319.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,159
2014-15 Total Spending: $64,983,341
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,235.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,083
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,083
Revenue Sources, State: 34.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 63.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 63.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 153.1
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,547
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,878
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,579
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 50|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,728
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,818
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,949
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,536
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,653
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,722
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,389
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,518
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 94.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,691
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,767
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,409
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 89%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 89.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 88.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,878
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,790
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,946
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $976
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 52%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,022
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 57.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,032
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 53%
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): $278
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $312
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $3
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $15
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 47|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $57,430
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $56,351
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 63.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $74,242
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 63.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $66,684
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 25|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 153.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $123,808
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 134.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $123,040
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,370,640
2013-14 Actual: $-224,613
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,146,027
2014-15 Actual: $-401,781
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $252,894
Actual Excess (2014-15): $36,671

* 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.