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District: CENTRAL REGIONAL (0770)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: OCEAN
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $40,273,942
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,944.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,707
2015-16 Total Spending: $41,600,540
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,999
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,810
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,810
Revenue Sources, State: 19.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 76.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 79.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 151.9
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 19.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,577
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 13|46
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,652
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11|46
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,075
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 8|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,966
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,492
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,481
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,002
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 12|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,079
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,962
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,949
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 93.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,027
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 92.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,700
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,538
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,529
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 73.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 74.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 75.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,774
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,771
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,799
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,012
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 57%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,035
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|46
% 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): 58.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $995
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 55.3%
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): $847
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $842
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $872
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 35.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $417
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $380
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $430
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|46
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $67,010
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 13.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|46
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $70,186
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 22|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 79.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|46
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $72,444
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 84.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 18|46
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $76,120
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 21|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 151.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|46
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $109,385
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 145.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 9|46
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $119,088
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 12.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 10|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,205,094
2014-15 Actual: $-168,603
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,036,491
2015-16 Actual: $197,466
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $70,842
Actual Excess (2015-16): $99,752

* 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.