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District: VERNON TWP (5360)
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: $78,260,418
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,514.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,267
2014-15 Total Spending: $77,248,509
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,356.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,016
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,016
Revenue Sources, State: 43.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 54.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 57.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 144.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,726
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 65|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,591
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 67|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,229
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 66|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,674
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,866
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,028
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 90.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51.2%
%% 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): $599
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $368
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $327
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 63|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,524
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,783
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,621
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 87.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,378
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,685
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,688
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,710
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,425
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 84.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,451
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 86%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,489
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 87.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,068
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 52.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.5%
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): $1,288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 56.4%
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): $354
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $384
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $411
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $259
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $59
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $28
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $80,038
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 67|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $78,090
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 57.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 62|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $75,202
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 38|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 56.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $75,110
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 47|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 144.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $125,604
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 144.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $127,488
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $8,358,311
2013-14 Actual: $-1,295,921
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $7,062,390
2014-15 Actual: $-595,046
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,318,159
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,662,874

* 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.