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District: WEST LONG BRANCH BORO (5640)
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: $12,088,853
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 597.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,222
2014-15 Total Spending: $11,948,062
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 591.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,187
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,187
Revenue Sources, State: 13.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 81.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 2.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 90.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 193
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,034
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 43|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,377
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,064
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 31|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,953
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,418
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,883
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,681
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,077
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $563
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $89
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,721
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 79.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,793
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 81.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,872
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 76.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,894
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,861
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,849
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $169
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $97
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $131
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 68%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 68%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 68.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,714
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,595
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,546
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $616
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 35.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $462
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 29%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 18.1%
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): $241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $223
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31.7%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $108
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $260
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $134
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $57,675
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,975
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 90.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 20|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $66,420
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 85.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $70,985
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 54|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 193
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $119,308
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 52|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 193
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $123,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 58|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 22.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 22
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,747,664
2013-14 Actual: $-360,257
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,370,181
2014-15 Actual: $-82,255
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $640,832
Actual Excess (2014-15): $513,854

* 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.