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District: LITTLE SILVER BORO (2720)
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: $14,068,564
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 869.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,173
2014-15 Total Spending: $15,175,370
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 854.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,767
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,767
Revenue Sources, State: 12.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 68.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 120.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,637
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 23|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,284
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 26|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,062
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 29|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,595
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 68%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,007
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,504
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,570
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,027
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $425
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 74|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $413
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,576
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,462
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 92.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,930
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,027
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,723
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,736
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $994
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 82.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,414
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 82.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,464
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 84.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $492
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 42.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $646
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 50%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $719
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 50.7%
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): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
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): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $62
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $86
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $30
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $61,845
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,045
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 68.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 51|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $59,845
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 81.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $58,445
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 10|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 120.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 78|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $114,431
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 120.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 74|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $120,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 12
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 76|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 73|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,014,337
2013-14 Actual: $-12,788
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,001,549
2014-15 Actual: $-511,622
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $249,298
Actual Excess (2014-15): $296,584

* 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.