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District: ALEXANDRIA TWP (0020)
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)
2014-15 Total Spending: $11,331,245
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 493
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,984
2015-16 Total Spending: $11,386,414
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 488.6
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,306
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,306
Revenue Sources, State: 26.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 70.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 44.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 89.6
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,556
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 54|65
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,716
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 56|66
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,562
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 52|66
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,947
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,078
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,586
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,701
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 52.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,608
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,620
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 64|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,918
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 21.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 65|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 87.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 65|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 88.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,981
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,893
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 53|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $86
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,644
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 83%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,625
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 62|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 85.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,680
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 58|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 84.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,796
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,869
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 55|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,085
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 52|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $820
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 45.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $867
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 46.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $927
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 44.5%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $212
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 58|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.1%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 30.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 8.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|66
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $70,137
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|66
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 9.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 50|66
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $72,298
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 53|66
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 44.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|66
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $65,870
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|66
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 41.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 63|66
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $66,318
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 39|66
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 89.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|66
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $106,907
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|66
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 88.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 61|66
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $109,526
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 30|66
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|66
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 11.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 55|66
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $890,593
2014-15 Actual: $79,278
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $969,871
2015-16 Actual: $600,004
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $74,898

* 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.