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District: LAFAYETTE TWP (2490)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: SUSSEX
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $5,651,346
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 253.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,324
2015-16 Total Spending: $5,936,381
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 245.7
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,161
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,161
Revenue Sources, State: 25.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 71.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 76.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 120.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,511
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 35|75
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,747
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 31|75
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,145
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 38|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,538
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,535
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,296
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,974
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,033
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,818
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $465
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $399
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $99
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,601
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,762
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 82.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,888
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 80.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,072
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 79.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 68|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,774
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 86.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,806
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 69|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 84.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,491
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 69.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,592
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,520
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,889
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $758
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 47.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $752
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 49.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $883
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 46.7%
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): $182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.1%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 29.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $56
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $198
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,618
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 9.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 40|75
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $63,561
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 53|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 76.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $61,218
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 54.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 54|75
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $64,593
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 49|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 120.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $44,451
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 97.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 37|75
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $78,101
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 17|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 12.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 26|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,387,180
2014-15 Actual: $79,365
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,466,545
2015-16 Actual: $-12,188
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $35,087
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.