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District: HOPEWELL VALLEY REGIONAL (2280)
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: $85,067,291
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,682.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,103
2015-16 Total Spending: $88,438,644
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,691
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,960
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,960
Revenue Sources, State: 14.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 61.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 161.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,108
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 93|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,339
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 94|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,934
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 95|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,771
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11,125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,900
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 98|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,978
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 95|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $486
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $575
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $399
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 84|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $179
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $523
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 90|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,538
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,749
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 70|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 91.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 76|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 87.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,403
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,543
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.2%
Legal Services (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): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 84.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,143
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 84.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,217
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 78.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,900
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,867
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 83|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,037
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 54.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $990
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 64|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 53%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 74|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 52.4%
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): $380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $413
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $454
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 94|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 27.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $195
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $103
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 96|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $75,717
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 88|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 98|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $79,216
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 94|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 61.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 92|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $73,082
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 64.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 90|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $75,591
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 41|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 161.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $132,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 67|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 151.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 83|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $130,018
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 54|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 17.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 41|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $5,389,123
2014-15 Actual: $1,971,417
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $7,360,540
2015-16 Actual: $2,069,739
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.