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District: SHREWSBURY BORO (4770)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: MONMOUTH
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $8,612,721
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 479.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,951
2014-15 Total Spending: $8,819,679
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 477.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,454
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,454
Revenue Sources, State: 12.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 50.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 96
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,804
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,644
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 33|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,444
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 35|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,511
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,607
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,532
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,511
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 50.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 88.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,735
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 89.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,681
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $639
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $515
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $362
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,603
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,228
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 82.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,034
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 78.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,754
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 75.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 72.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,269
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 70.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,784
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,526
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,440
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $748
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 41.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $767
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 50.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $745
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 51.7%
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): $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): 13|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $74
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 28.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 22.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $44
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $55,740
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,045
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 50.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 62|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $58,475
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 20|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 50.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $60,439
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 27|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 96
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 62|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $87,134
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 100.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $89,573
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 10
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 62|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $684,216
2013-14 Actual: $38,911
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $723,127
2014-15 Actual: $99,163
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $76,592
Actual Excess (2014-15): $199,171

* 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.