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District: HOPEWELL TWP (2270)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: CUMBERLAND
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $8,021,287
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 495.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,203
2015-16 Total Spending: $8,600,534
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 501.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,163
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,163
Revenue Sources, State: 48.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 40.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 5.7%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 109.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 114.9
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,948
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 5|65
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,889
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 5|66
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,875
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 16|66
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,818
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 65.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,648
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,010
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 64.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,474
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,298
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,452
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $502
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,561
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,646
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,830
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,463
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,568
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 85.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,080
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,020
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $790
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 73.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $749
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 73.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $828
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 71.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,435
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,512
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,791
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 21.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 21.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $408
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 22.8%
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): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 11|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $86
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 23.5%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 26.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $11
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|66
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $73,881
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|66
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 32|66
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $77,057
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 58|66
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 109.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|66
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $72,594
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|66
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 93.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 17|66
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $77,057
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 56|66
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 114.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|66
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $114,730
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|66
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 156.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 16|66
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $102,480
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 23|66
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|66
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 16.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 17|66
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,740,063
2014-15 Actual: $612,802
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,359,350
2015-16 Actual: $387,575
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $601,526
Actual Excess (2015-16): $195,252

* 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.