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District: TOMS RIVER REGIONAL (5190)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: OCEAN
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $247,662,902
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 15,889.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,587
2015-16 Total Spending: $259,802,528
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 15,921
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,318
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,318
Revenue Sources, State: 37.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 56.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 107.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 229.3
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,148
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,567
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 14|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,855
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 9|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,505
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,899
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $218
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $212
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $307
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 83|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,552
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,667
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 90%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,499
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 89.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,228
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,034
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 87.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,078
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 87.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,092
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 86.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,413
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $942
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 68.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $927
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 70.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $945
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 66.9%
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): $307
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 78|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 42.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 45.8%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 41.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $41
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $92
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $16
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,431
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 14.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 20|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $61,006
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 13|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 107.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $67,455
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 113.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $65,131
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 9|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 229.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $123,010
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 238.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 10|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $125,040
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 42|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 19.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 18.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 17|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $17,167,381
2014-15 Actual: $4,185,622
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $21,353,003
2015-16 Actual: $852,777
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,062,691
Actual Excess (2015-16): $159,120

* 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.