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District: POHATCONG TWP (4200)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: WARREN
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $9,400,198
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 442.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,251
2015-16 Total Spending: $9,108,396
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 433.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,032
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,032
Revenue Sources, State: 29%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 68.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 65.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 100.3
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,315
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 27|75
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,616
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 23|75
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,482
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 40|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,082
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 64.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,457
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,991
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 88.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $424
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $797
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $360
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $543
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,918
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,572
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 82%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,787
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 82.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 49.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,508
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,725
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,796
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $67
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 86.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,404
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 81.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 81.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,772
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,928
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $802
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 45.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $838
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 54.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $991
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 51.4%
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): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.3%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 38.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $243
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): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,528
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 15|75
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $64,065
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 54|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 65.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $56,005
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 149.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|75
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $65,735
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 53|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 100.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $132,768
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 74|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 99.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 33|75
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $135,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 71|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 9.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 52|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,198,071
2014-15 Actual: $-594,314
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,603,757
2015-16 Actual: $171,374
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $357,643
Actual Excess (2015-16): $579,980

* 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.