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District: PLUMSTED TWP (4190)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: OCEAN
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $29,753,930
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,498
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,863
2015-16 Total Spending: $31,026,802
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,442.5
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,510
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,510
Revenue Sources, State: 53.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 40.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 47.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 123.5
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,484
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 28|50
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,104
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 31|49
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,514
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 34|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,669
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,478
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,785
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,236
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,896
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $493
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $88
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,379
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,733
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,006
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 29|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 89.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,653
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,743
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,744
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $99
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,410
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 85.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,481
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 85%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 86.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,505
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,544
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,696
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $236
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 19.6%
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): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
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): $665
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $825
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.5%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 25.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $91
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $18
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $97
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $58,490
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 9.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 40|49
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $61,685
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 22|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 47.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $61,908
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 51.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 42|49
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $65,540
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 20|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 123.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $120,103
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 103.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 41|49
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $118,930
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 25|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 12.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 28|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,773,377
2014-15 Actual: $-2,017,443
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,755,934
2015-16 Actual: $-1,280,117
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $65,306
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.