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District: WEST LONG BRANCH BORO (5640)
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: $11,948,062
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 591.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,187
2015-16 Total Spending: $12,139,149
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 583.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,818
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,818
Revenue Sources, State: 15.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 80.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.3%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 85.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 193.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,377
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44|65
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,433
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 38|66
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,522
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 36|66
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,418
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,686
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,681
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,482
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 91.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $597
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 62|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $651
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 61|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $89
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
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): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,651
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,932
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,793
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 81.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,060
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 77.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 76.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,861
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,796
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,945
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $97
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 63|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 68%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 79.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 71.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,595
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,511
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,682
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|66
% 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): $462
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 29%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $405
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 26.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 19.3%
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): $223
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 60|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 59|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 29.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $260
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $324
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $55
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|66
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,975
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|66
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 9.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 57|66
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $62,515
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 31|66
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 85.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|66
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $70,985
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|66
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 79.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 29|66
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $71,910
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 51|66
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 193.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|66
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $123,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|66
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 138.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 29|66
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $120,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 46|66
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 22.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|66
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 17.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 15|66
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,370,181
2014-15 Actual: $-82,255
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,287,926
2015-16 Actual: $-105,054
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $513,854
Actual Excess (2015-16): $400,146

* 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.