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District: SPARTA TWP (4960)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: SUSSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $70,600,708
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,509.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,119
2014-15 Total Spending: $72,523,500
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,343.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,693
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,693
Revenue Sources, State: 17.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 79.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 88.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 133.2
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,572
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 47|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,334
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 55|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,194
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 56|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,875
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,912
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,577
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,483
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,646
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 97%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,947
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,487
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,735
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 89.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 89.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 85.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,743
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 83.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,457
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 83.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,506
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 83.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,711
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,760
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $866
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 50.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $907
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 51.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $931
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 49.8%
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): $344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $362
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $84
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $122
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $85
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $75,513
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $73,513
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 88.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $83,306
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 57|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 90.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $84,763
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 60|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 133.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 57|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $112,558
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 121.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $113,501
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 12.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 63|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 11.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $5,332,570
2013-14 Actual: $-641,984
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,690,586
2014-15 Actual: $-384,812
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $750,000
Actual Excess (2014-15): $750,000

* 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.