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District: HOWELL TWP (2290)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: MONMOUTH
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $129,528,824
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,176.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,972
2015-16 Total Spending: $128,031,202
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,034.6
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,216
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,216
Revenue Sources, State: 37.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 58.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.5%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 65.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 166.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,118
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 56|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,397
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 53|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,936
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 57|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,089
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 57|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,041
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 97.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,981
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,677
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 60|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $89
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,531
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 98%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,319
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 98%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 56|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 97.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,669
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,765
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 88.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 55|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 88%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,474
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 83.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,816
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,800
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 71|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,023
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,082
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 70|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 60.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,052
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 60|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 46.9%
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): $3
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|79
% 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): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $80
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $92
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 34.2%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 40.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $25
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $227
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $67,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $69,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 61|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 65.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $86,700
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 71|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 66.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 54|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $75,000
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 50|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 166.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $145,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 76|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 160.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 36|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $146,300
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 76|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 16.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 37|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $20,312,896
2014-15 Actual: $-5,225,767
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $15,281,260
2015-16 Actual: $2,467,738
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,525,181
Actual Excess (2015-16): $3,000,000

* 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.