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District: UNION BEACH (5230)
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: $15,986,690
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 907.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,619
2015-16 Total Spending: $16,099,190
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 877.5
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,346
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,346
Revenue Sources, State: 60.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 35.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 82.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 124.8
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,666
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10|65
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,282
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 19|66
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,814
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 27|66
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,627
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,018
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 12|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,877
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $332
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $178
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,389
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,723
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 81.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,070
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 86.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,902
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 78.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,442
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 81.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,077
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 77.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,087
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 75.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,582
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,659
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 60|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $849
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 53.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $875
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 52.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 59|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 49.8%
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): $99
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $117
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $142
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 34.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $104
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $52
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $218
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|66
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $52,146
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|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): 82.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|66
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $59,978
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|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): 124.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|66
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $84,151
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|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): 13.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|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): $2,532,668
2014-15 Actual: $524,013
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $3,056,681
2015-16 Actual: $295,830
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $0

* 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.