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District: SHREWSBURY BORO (4770)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: MONMOUTH
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $8,819,679
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 477.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,454
2015-16 Total Spending: $9,128,824
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 503.9
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,118
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,118
Revenue Sources, State: 13.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 50.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 100.2
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,644
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 33|65
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,150
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 26|66
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,925
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 28|66
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,607
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,735
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 89.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 89.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $578
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 58|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,470
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,962
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,959
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 79.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $94
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 57|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 72.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 76.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 71.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,526
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 16|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $767
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 50.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $702
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 52.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $702
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 52.8%
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): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 22.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 24.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 24.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $44
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $456
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|66
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,045
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|66
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 28|66
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $58,645
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 20|66
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 50.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|66
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $60,439
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|66
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 48.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 60|66
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $60,984
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 29|66
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 100.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|66
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $89,573
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|66
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 121.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 46|66
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $113,272
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 38|66
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|66
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 13.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 38|66
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $723,127
2014-15 Actual: $99,163
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $832,477
2015-16 Actual: $187,672
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $199,171
Actual Excess (2015-16): $216,106

* 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.