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District: LINCOLN PARK BORO (2650)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $22,725,684
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,256.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,086
2015-16 Total Spending: $23,146,322
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,217.3
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,015
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,015
Revenue Sources, State: 14.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 82.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 156.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,895
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 13|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,497
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 23|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,817
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 13|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,595
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,018
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 66.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 64%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,037
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $504
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 66|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 60|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,440
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,641
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 80.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 79.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,615
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,802
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,625
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 84.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 90%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,426
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 87.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $722
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|79
% 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): 57.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 59.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $770
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|77
% 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): 60.5%
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): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $74
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 35%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 34.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,825
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 46|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $61,895
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 25|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 82.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $62,663
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 85.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $63,835
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 23|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 156.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $126,477
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 152.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 44|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $129,217
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 62|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 43|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,816,204
2014-15 Actual: $-67,520
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,748,684
2015-16 Actual: $83,764
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $384,759
Actual Excess (2015-16): $314,661

* 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.