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District: FRANKLIN TWP (1600)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: HUNTERDON
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $6,713,356
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 300.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,326
2015-16 Total Spending: $7,159,175
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 301.7
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,729
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,729
Revenue Sources, State: 17.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 80.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.5%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 88.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 100.3
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,987
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 41|75
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,205
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46|75
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,729
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 42|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11,454
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 66.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,465
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 64.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,670
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 83.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 82.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 52.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 80.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $616
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $933
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $733
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,078
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 72|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,469
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 74|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,998
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,024
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 73.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,678
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 82.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,751
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 74.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,008
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,033
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,985
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $83
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 69|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,651
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 82.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,615
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 79.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,636
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 82.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,597
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,645
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,816
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $68
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $72
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 4%
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): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 21.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 26.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $110
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $179
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $264
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $59,640
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 9.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 29|75
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $60,534
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 41|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 88.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $60,431
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 104.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 18|75
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $69,900
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 57|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 100.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $91,800
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 97.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 36|75
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $120,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 63|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 10.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 37|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $587,542
2014-15 Actual: $299,291
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $886,833
2015-16 Actual: $328,265
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $30,990
Actual Excess (2015-16): $64,634

* 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.