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District: HAMILTON TWP (1950)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MERCER
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $207,307,932
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 12,140.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,076
2015-16 Total Spending: $213,046,182
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 11,875.6
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,940
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,940
Revenue Sources, State: 45.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 51.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 69.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 204.3
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,830
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,433
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 29|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,666
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 31|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,791
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,978
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,706
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,586
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56%
%% 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): $210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 65|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,982
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,825
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,054
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,148
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 89.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,345
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,507
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 84.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 83.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 82.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,557
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,679
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,804
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 58|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,060
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 68.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,061
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 63.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 77|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 65.1%
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): $195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.3%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 35.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $22
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $32
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $1
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $64,794
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 70|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $68,840
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 51|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 69.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 71|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,944
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 68.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 83|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $76,300
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 46|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 204.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $112,607
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 179.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 48|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $116,349
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 24|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 20.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 17.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 27|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $25,303,311
2014-15 Actual: $1,567,747
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $26,449,771
2015-16 Actual: $596,557
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,478,571
Actual Excess (2015-16): $3,020,432

* 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.