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District: UNION TWP (5270)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: HUNTERDON
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $10,597,106
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 499.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,222
2014-15 Total Spending: $10,911,167
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 474
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,019
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,019
Revenue Sources, State: 15%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 82.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.7%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.7%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 66.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 165
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,768
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 38|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,234
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,771
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 44|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,890
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,779
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,055
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,529
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,575
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $516
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $74
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,408
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,528
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 66.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,638
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 68%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 69.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,570
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,774
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,896
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 77.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 72.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 70.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,856
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,098
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $875
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|62
% 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): 47.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,015
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 48.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,026
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 48.3%
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): $148
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $96
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $114
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 31|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $71,045
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 57|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $70,633
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 66.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 47|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $69,590
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 53|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 64.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $58,270
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 19|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 165
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $122,391
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 56|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 172.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $126,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 19.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,915,271
2013-14 Actual: $96,044
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,011,315
2014-15 Actual: $-129,160
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
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.