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District: FRANKFORD TWP (1560)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: SUSSEX
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $12,076,344
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 543.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,231
2015-16 Total Spending: $11,858,587
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 526.5
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,525
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,525
Revenue Sources, State: 27.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 70.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 7.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 58.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 112.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,761
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 58|65
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,907
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 57|66
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,973
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 57|66
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $12,208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 68.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11,949
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 64|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 66.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $12,542
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 66.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11,487
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 64|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $12,071
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 65|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 63.6%
%% 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): $898
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $412
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,792
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,822
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 16|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,011
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,670
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,693
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 92.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,839
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 91.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,797
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,925
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 57|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,070
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 57|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 12|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,606
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 89.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,697
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 64|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 88.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,804
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 87.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,749
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,958
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,082
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $819
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|65
% 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): 46.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $874
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|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): 44.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $978
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 52|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 47%
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): $164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.8%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 34%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $120
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $33
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $35
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 7.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|66
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $68,580
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|66
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 7.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 63|66
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $65,185
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 41|66
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 58.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|66
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $68,467
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|66
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 53.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 55|66
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $69,175
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 47|66
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 112.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|66
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $111,958
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|66
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 107.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 56|66
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $114,197
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 39|66
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|66
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 16.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 16|66
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,282,115
2014-15 Actual: $79,859
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,361,974
2015-16 Actual: $463,513
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $150,000
Actual Excess (2015-16): $150,000

* 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.