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District: STAFFORD TWP (5020)
Operating Type K-6
County: OCEAN
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $41,014,652
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,278.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,001
2014-15 Total Spending: $41,571,105
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,205.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,846
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,846
Revenue Sources, State: 29.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 67.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 84.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 279
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,351
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20|56
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,634
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 22|56
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,303
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 26|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,715
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,772
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,720
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,535
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 19%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,555
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,946
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,412
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,722
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 92.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,369
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $84
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,212
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 90.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 87.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 85.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,701
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,885
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $841
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 52.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $786
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 46.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $988
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 52.4%
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): $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): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 35.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 38.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 42.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $135
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $13
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $14
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|56
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $57,999
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,942
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 84.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|56
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $67,561
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 84.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $62,492
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 31|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 279
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|56
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $106,535
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 182.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $110,905
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 25.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,981,081
2013-14 Actual: $-72,468
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,908,613
2014-15 Actual: $1,430,159
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $208,863
Actual Excess (2014-15): $182,393

* 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.