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District: OCEAN TWP (3810)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MONMOUTH
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $81,296,809
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,781
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,502
2015-16 Total Spending: $83,668,710
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,680.5
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,733
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,733
Revenue Sources, State: 21.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 76.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 66.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 151.7
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,116
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 88|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,880
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 91|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,878
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 90|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,704
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,739
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 92|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,319
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 93|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $413
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 87|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $69
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,298
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,579
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 93%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 73|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 92.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,506
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,554
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,652
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 63|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 82.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 84.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 82.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,009
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,058
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 85|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,031
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 51.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,064
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 51.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 79|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 53.5%
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): $440
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $506
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 100|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 33.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $68
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $100
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $113
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 98|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,010
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 9.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 101|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $67,365
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 46|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 66.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 81|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $73,140
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 64.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 91|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $77,395
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 50|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 151.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 78|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $124,445
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 142.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 88|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $123,080
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 40|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 16.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 43|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $8,822,764
2014-15 Actual: $-966,599
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $7,856,165
2015-16 Actual: $-1,117,117
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,682,529
Actual Excess (2015-16): $2,146,357

* 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.