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District: FRENCHTOWN BORO (1680)
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: $3,173,982
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 142.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,227
2015-16 Total Spending: $3,191,258
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 142
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,482
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,482
Revenue Sources, State: 32.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 56.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 4.9%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.4%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 56.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 140.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,763
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 48|75
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,402
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 48|75
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,392
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 46|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,368
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,966
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 90.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,339
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $474
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $403
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $217
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $223
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,402
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,962
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,976
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 87.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,623
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,914
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,695
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $911
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 56.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 62.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,052
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 62.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,094
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,796
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $980
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.8%
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): $1,005
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 56%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,027
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 47.4%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $62
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|75
% 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): $225
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 35.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $85
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $353
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 8.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,120
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 7.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 64|75
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $59,020
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 36|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 56.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $43,975
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 56.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 50|75
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $46,576
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 18|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 140.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $100,940
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 129.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 20|75
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $105,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 45|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 19.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 20.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 4|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $620,312
2014-15 Actual: $9,509
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $629,821
2015-16 Actual: $91,344
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $0

* 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.