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District: READINGTON TWP (4350)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: HUNTERDON
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $36,526,849
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,784.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,465
2014-15 Total Spending: $34,698,651
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,761.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,695
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,695
Revenue Sources, State: 14.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 81.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 2.2%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 62.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 152.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,360
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 55|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,705
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 51|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,280
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 55|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,752
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,946
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,724
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 77|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $269
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 65|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,614
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,551
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 82.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 84.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,441
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 83.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,298
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,644
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|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): $391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 28.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 29.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $496
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 30.2%
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): $188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 78|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $137
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $152
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $124
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 61|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $60,140
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 29|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,670
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 62.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 60|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $66,930
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 60.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $72,578
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 49|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 152.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 53|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $121,214
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 145.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $123,881
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $6,768,060
2013-14 Actual: $-1,098,094
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $5,669,966
2014-15 Actual: $474,578
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $757,442
Actual Excess (2014-15): $849,104

* 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.