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District: FAIRFIELD TWP (1465)
Operating Type K-6
County: ESSEX
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $12,189,057
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 630.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,338
2015-16 Total Spending: $12,772,145
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 653.4
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,549
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,549
Revenue Sources, State: 14.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 84.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 80.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 120.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,749
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 35|56
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,690
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 31|56
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,113
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 28|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 65%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,063
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,660
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,484
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,677
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $328
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,312
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,749
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 75.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,805
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 82.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,086
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 92%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,803
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,899
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 83.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,554
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 81.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 81.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,453
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|56
% 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): $730
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 53.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $820
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 56.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,077
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 59.5%
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): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Extracurricular Costs (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): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.2%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 30.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $158
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $95
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $167
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,083
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 29|56
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $62,083
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 39|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 80.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $66,917
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 68.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 34|56
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $66,917
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 40|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 120.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $128,491
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 163.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 16|56
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $119,246
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 49|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 18.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 9|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $732,253
2014-15 Actual: $7,339
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $739,592
2015-16 Actual: $36,309
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $34,431
Actual Excess (2015-16): $52,687

* 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.