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District: HARDING TOWNSHIP (2010)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $11,184,375
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 423.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,436
2015-16 Total Spending: $11,664,942
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 433.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,931
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $26,931
Revenue Sources, State: 10.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 87.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 40.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 116.5
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,014
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 64|75
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,280
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 65|75
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $24,403
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 69|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11,702
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 60|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $12,895
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 52.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,682
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 50.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,930
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 48.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $654
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $674
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $582
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 60|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $4,176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,892
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 80.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,022
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 82.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 77.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,041
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,998
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,092
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $80
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $98
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 67.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 65.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 67.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,602
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $766
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 29.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $717
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 21.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 26.9%
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): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
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): $506
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $548
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 69|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $577
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.8%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 36.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
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
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $63,065
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 8.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 43|75
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $63,210
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 52|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 40.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 72|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $59,465
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 48.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 60|75
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $61,510
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 43|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 116.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $120,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 67|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 104.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 29|75
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $100,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 39|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 13.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 22|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,296,684
2014-15 Actual: $52,962
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,349,646
2015-16 Actual: $-39,494
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $271,512
Actual Excess (2015-16): $271,686

* 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.