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District: OCEAN TWP (3820)
Operating Type K-6
County: OCEAN
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $19,597,029
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 961.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,383
2015-16 Total Spending: $19,482,071
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 945.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,614
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,614
Revenue Sources, State: 42.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 54.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 51.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 132.8
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,453
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|56
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,878
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44|56
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,454
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 46|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,773
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,869
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,848
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,523
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 88.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $441
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $711
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $906
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $420
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,642
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,914
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,071
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 85.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 79.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 79.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,758
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $92
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 90.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,558
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 88.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,659
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 91.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,995
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,975
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,401
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,054
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|56
% 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): 52.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 58.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 51.6%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $90
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 37.2%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 43%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $262
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $220
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $433
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): 33|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,532
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 33|56
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $62,350
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 40|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 51.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 51.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 47|56
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $72,650
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 47|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 132.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $100,609
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 165.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 15|56
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $102,622
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 26|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 19.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 5|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $5,571,724
2014-15 Actual: $79,676
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $5,666,460
2015-16 Actual: $394,062
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $840,019
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.