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District: VERNON TWP (5360)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: SUSSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $77,248,509
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,356.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,016
2015-16 Total Spending: $76,752,883
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,226.8
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,786
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,786
Revenue Sources, State: 44.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 53.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 56.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 144.5
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,591
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 67|69
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,091
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 70|71
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,876
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 69|71
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,866
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 70|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,545
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 67|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 66|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,744
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 51.6%
%% 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): $377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $378
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 62|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $494
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 69|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $386
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 67|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,524
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,726
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 70|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,891
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 69|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 20.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 70|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,483
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 70|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 89.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,688
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,723
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,451
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 86%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 89.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,497
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 86.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 69|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.5%
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): $1,222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 68|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 57.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,368
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 69|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 59.9%
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): $384
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $423
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 30.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $59
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $76
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $18
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|71
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $78,090
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 69|71
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 67|71
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $79,135
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 69|71
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 56.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 67|71
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $75,110
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|71
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 58.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 66|71
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $77,405
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 50|71
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 144.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|71
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $127,488
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|71
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 150.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|71
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $129,386
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 50|71
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|71
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 16.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 12|71
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $7,062,390
2014-15 Actual: $-595,046
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $6,467,344
2015-16 Actual: $-40,363
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,662,874
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,026,849

* 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.