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District: ROCKAWAY BORO (4480)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $8,653,914
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 628.4
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,770
2014-15 Total Spending: $9,920,075
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 588.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,865
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,865
Revenue Sources, State: 14.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 74.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Other: 5.4%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 115.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 193
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,916
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 5|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,085
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 15|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,637
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 17|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,710
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,511
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 48.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,773
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,860
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 50.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $404
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $143
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 21.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,801
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,676
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 71.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,881
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 71.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,932
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 69%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,561
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,572
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,673
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 79.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 78.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,296
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 77.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,516
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,529
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $678
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 56.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $832
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 54.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $830
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 54.3%
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): $79
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $85
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 25.7%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 22.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $7
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $85
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $51,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $50,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 115.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $67,668
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 145.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $57,659
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 17|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 193
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $107,986
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 29|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 145.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $102,493
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,312,482
2013-14 Actual: $478,100
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,790,582
2014-15 Actual: $-516,743
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $277,343
Actual Excess (2014-15): $280,600

* 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.