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District: TOMS RIVER REGIONAL (5190)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: OCEAN
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $243,735,154
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 16,236.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,012
2014-15 Total Spending: $247,662,902
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 15,889.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,587
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,587
Revenue Sources, State: 36.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 56.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 6.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.2%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 110.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 230.2
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,746
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 7|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,148
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,457
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 9|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,233
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,505
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,983
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,451
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,552
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,595
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,449
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 90.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,095
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,226
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $982
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 89.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,034
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 87.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,060
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 86.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,349
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,412
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $916
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 67.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $942
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 68.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $939
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 66.5%
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): $323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $307
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $327
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 43.7%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 42.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 41.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $61
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $41
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $59
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $60,947
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,431
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 110.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $66,852
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 107.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $67,455
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 20|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 230.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $120,930
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 229.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $123,010
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 19.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 19.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $15,404,957
2013-14 Actual: $1,762,424
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $17,167,381
2014-15 Actual: $4,185,622
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $403,454
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,062,691

* 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.