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District: ROCKAWAY TWP (4490)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $49,876,781
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,424.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,570
2014-15 Total Spending: $51,686,803
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,380.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,714
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,714
Revenue Sources, State: 14.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 82.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 49.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 197
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,437
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 78|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,746
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 74|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,726
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 76|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,236
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 73|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,428
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,979
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,801
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 71|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,571
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $418
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 73|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 80|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 19.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,485
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,858
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 78|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,988
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 80|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 92.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,628
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 78|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 94%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,886
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 75|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,837
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,502
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 71|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 79.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 78.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 76.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,869
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 77|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,772
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,060
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 69|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $940
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 71|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 50.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 51.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 71|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 53.5%
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): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $14
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): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 32.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 36.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $288
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $273
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $670
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 69|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $64,720
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 51|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,095
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 49.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 76|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $69,165
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 49.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 73|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $70,494
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 43|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 197
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $124,842
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 54|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 184.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $114,444
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 23
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 22
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $8,933,024
2013-14 Actual: $782,157
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $9,715,181
2014-15 Actual: $491,723
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $685,457
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,154,726

* 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.