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District: LOPATCONG TWP (2790)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: WARREN
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $19,108,618
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,248.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,305
2014-15 Total Spending: $20,190,393
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,238.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,298
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,298
Revenue Sources, State: 25.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 67.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 4.8%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.2%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 97.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 208
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,376
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,621
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 19|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $10,946
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 3|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 66.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,489
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 67.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,005
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,881
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,067
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,756
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,345
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 90.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,341
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $69
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 74|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 74.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,056
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 79.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 82%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $911
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 62.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $878
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 63.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 65%
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): $68
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $31
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $64,499
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $67,002
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 97.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $70,291
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 122.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $67,002
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 30|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 208
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $94,133
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 158
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $92,594
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 19.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,733,382
2013-14 Actual: $-408,420
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,324,962
2014-15 Actual: $-1,327,590
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0

* 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.