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District: READINGTON TWP (4350)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: HUNTERDON
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $34,698,651
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,761.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,695
2015-16 Total Spending: $35,065,749
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,696.5
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,670
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,670
Revenue Sources, State: 16.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 79.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.2%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 60.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 145.6
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,705
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 51|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,236
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 51|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,772
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 54|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,946
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,924
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,886
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,480
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $269
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,614
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,735
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 61|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,019
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 61|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,489
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 66|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 91%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,708
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 89.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,551
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,658
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,782
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 61|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 84.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 83.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 82.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,298
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,699
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 29.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 31.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $498
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 29.3%
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): $188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 74|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $227
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 75|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 28.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $152
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $123
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $116
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,670
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 9.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 69|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $64,473
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 43|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 60.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $72,578
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 58.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 64|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $75,203
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 52|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 145.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $123,881
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 139.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 58|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $126,606
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 54|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 16.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 27|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $5,669,966
2014-15 Actual: $474,578
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $6,144,544
2015-16 Actual: $1,179,843
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $849,104
Actual Excess (2015-16): $847,265

* 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.