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District: WHARTON BORO (5770)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $15,195,642
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 821.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,496
2014-15 Total Spending: $14,198,911
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 818.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,348
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,348
Revenue Sources, State: 36.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 58.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 115.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 261.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,406
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,226
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 38|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,159
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 53|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,498
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 65.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,396
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 71|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,793
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 91.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 90.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,485
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $758
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $576
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 77|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 76|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,095
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 53.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 59.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,474
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 63.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,767
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $990
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 70.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,083
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 76.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 73.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,521
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $142
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $83
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 5.5%
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): $121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 69|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $44
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $28
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $32
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 66|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $62,575
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,575
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 115.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $67,635
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 115.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $71,775
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 47|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 261.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $116,009
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 245.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $111,185
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 27.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 25
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $4,539,926
2013-14 Actual: $154,894
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,694,820
2014-15 Actual: $1,151,613
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $470,000
Actual Excess (2014-15): $500,000

* 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.