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District: SPRING LAKE BORO (4980)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: MONMOUTH
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $7,928,245
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 279.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $28,391
2015-16 Total Spending: $7,514,025
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 275.5
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $27,279
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $27,279
Revenue Sources, State: 13.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 7.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 49.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 103.5
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,085
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 72|75
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,537
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 70|75
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $23,328
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 67|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,984
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $12,302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $12,376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 48.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11,663
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,548
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 49.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.3%
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): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $546
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $298
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $282
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 23.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $5,135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 22.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $5,341
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 22.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 80.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $4,220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 82.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $4,327
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 81%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,985
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,730
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 80.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,613
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 75.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,480
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 74.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,290
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|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): 41.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 49%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,601
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 49.6%
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): $
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): $350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $354
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.5%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 28.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $77
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $95
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 7.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,485
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 69|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 7.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 58|75
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $67,745
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 65|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 49.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $62,685
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 48.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 61|75
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $63,545
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 46|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 103.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $102,121
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 65.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 58|75
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $111,973
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 56|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 9.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 49|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,296,110
2014-15 Actual: $-601,575
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,694,535
2015-16 Actual: $44,228
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $479,599
Actual Excess (2015-16): $511,184

* 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.