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District: KINGWOOD TWP (2450)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: HUNTERDON
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $8,076,314
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 362.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,295
2015-16 Total Spending: $7,918,963
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 344.2
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,010
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,010
Revenue Sources, State: 26.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 67.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.8%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 71.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 107.2
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,768
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 39|75
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,299
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 47|75
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,100
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 52|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,710
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,502
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,892
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 88.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,511
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $936
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 72|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $493
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $296
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,752
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,233
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,034
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 89.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,890
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 89.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,759
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,927
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,990
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 87.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,735
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 90%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,701
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 85.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,848
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,908
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $897
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 48.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $970
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 50.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,099
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 50.1%
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): $139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.7%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 41.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $33
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $162
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $59,540
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 22|75
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $59,890
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 39|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 71.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $54,812
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 72.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 36|75
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $56,655
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 35|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 107.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $121,069
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 69|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 157.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 10|75
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $127,598
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 66|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 17.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 11|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,882,443
2014-15 Actual: $-129,995
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,752,448
2015-16 Actual: $260,083
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $113,700
Actual Excess (2015-16): $112,479

* 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.