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District: LITTLE SILVER BORO (2720)
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: $15,175,370
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 854.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,767
2015-16 Total Spending: $15,510,137
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 850.5
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,236
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,236
Revenue Sources, State: 14.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 82.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 81.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 120.7
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,284
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 26|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,787
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 27|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,713
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 26|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,007
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,420
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,923
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,570
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,020
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $413
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $372
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,474
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,930
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,083
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 50|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 89.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,723
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,692
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,414
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 82.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 84.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 83.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,477
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $646
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|79
% 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): 50%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $659
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|79
% 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): 49.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $708
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 47.9%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
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): $132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 68|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 60|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 28.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $86
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $11
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $44
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,045
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 60|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $63,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 33|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 81.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $58,445
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 78.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 30|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $61,600
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 18|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 120.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 72|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $120,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 121.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 71|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $118,968
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 37|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 71|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 13.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 63|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,001,549
2014-15 Actual: $-511,622
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,489,927
2015-16 Actual: $170,661
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $296,584
Actual Excess (2015-16): $222,138

* 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.