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District: SUSSEX-WANTAGE REGIONAL (5100)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: SUSSEX
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $24,757,140
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,166.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,231
2015-16 Total Spending: $26,407,808
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,083.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,382
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,382
Revenue Sources, State: 38.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 58.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 45.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 133.9
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 20.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,253
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 72|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,435
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 74|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $20,089
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 74|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11,464
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 74|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $12,306
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 74|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,922
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,879
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 74|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,789
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 74|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $495
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 65|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 52|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $89
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,467
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,978
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 66|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,339
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,713
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 69|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 91.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,948
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 69|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 88.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,793
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,956
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 70|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 74|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 75.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,502
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 76.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,620
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 76.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,543
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,814
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,057
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 63|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $875
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $995
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 54.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 48%
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): $100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.7%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 33.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $212
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $130
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $74
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 72|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $64,498
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 9.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 73|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $65,470
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 45|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 45.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 75|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $80,198
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 46.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 74|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $83,420
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 70|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 133.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $110,832
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 177.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 23|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $116,322
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 31|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 22.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 2|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,712,120
2014-15 Actual: $933,973
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $4,646,093
2015-16 Actual: $59,511
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,183,675
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,007,471

* 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.