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District: ROCKAWAY BORO (4480)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $9,920,075
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 588.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,865
2015-16 Total Spending: $9,489,177
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 586.9
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,169
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,169
Revenue Sources, State: 15.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 79.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 2.9%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 145.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 145.8
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,085
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 15|65
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,125
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 17|66
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,697
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 13|66
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,773
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,626
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 50.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,917
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 50.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 90.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $404
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $497
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 57|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $608
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 60|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $142
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,676
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,675
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,881
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 71.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,951
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 72.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,013
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 75.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,572
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,779
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,720
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 78.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 70.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 73.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,516
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,352
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,499
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $832
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|65
% 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): 54.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 59.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $768
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 51.2%
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): $85
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $85
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $85
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 22.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 24.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 27.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $85
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): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|66
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $50,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|66
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17):
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): N.R.
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): N.R.
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 145.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|66
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $57,659
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|66
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17):
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): N.R.
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $
Salary Ranking (2016-17): N.R.
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 145.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|66
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $102,493
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|66
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17):
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): N.R.
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): N.R.
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|66
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17):
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): N.R.
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,790,582
2014-15 Actual: $-516,743
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,273,839
2015-16 Actual: $-10,115
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $280,600
Actual Excess (2015-16): $270,444

* 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.