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District: SOUTH-HUNTERDON (1376)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: HUNTERDON
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $22,251,806
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 958.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,226
2015-16 Total Spending: $23,476,550
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 955.3
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,576
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,576
Revenue Sources, State: 19.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 75.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.9%
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.8%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 67.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 134.6
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,549
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 39|50
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,377
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 39|49
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,510
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 42|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,973
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,975
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,900
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $575
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $639
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $225
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,678
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,769
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,846
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 84.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 83.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,764
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,911
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $95
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $83
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 73.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 77.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,490
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 78%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,585
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,603
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,851
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $772
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|50
% 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): 48.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $857
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|49
% 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): 53.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $827
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 44.7%
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): $710
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $728
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $758
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 24.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 29.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $48
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $36
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,854
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 9.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 46|49
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $65,565
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 33|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 67.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $75,419
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 58.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 37|49
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $73,923
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 37|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 134.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $110,143
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 134.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 19|49
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $100,784
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 5|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 17.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 5|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,775,052
2014-15 Actual: $488,676
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $5,263,728
2015-16 Actual: $92,343
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $817,153
Actual Excess (2015-16): $390,852

* 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.