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District: UNION BEACH (5230)
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: $17,002,267
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 960.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,702
2014-15 Total Spending: $15,986,690
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 907.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,619
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,619
Revenue Sources, State: 59.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 35.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 78.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 126
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,124
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 21|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,666
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,737
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 18|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,876
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,969
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,407
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,018
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,487
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $96
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,088
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,226
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,799
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 86.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,723
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 81.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,730
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 77.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,438
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,029
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 78.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 81.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,064
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 74%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,582
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,886
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $912
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 54.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $849
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 53.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $897
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|65
% 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): 47.6%
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): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $99
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 34.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 36%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $104
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $36
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 31|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $50,328
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 2|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $52,146
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 78.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 31|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $67,403
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 82.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $59,978
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 25|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 126
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $93,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 124.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $84,151
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 12.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,090,394
2013-14 Actual: $442,274
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,532,668
2014-15 Actual: $524,013
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,049,139
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0

* 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.