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District: WESTFIELD TOWN (5730)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $110,663,632
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,341.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,450
2015-16 Total Spending: $111,225,392
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,360
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,488
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,488
Revenue Sources, State: 14.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 79.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 219.5
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,434
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 35|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,284
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 27|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,323
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 26|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,704
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,847
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,658
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $294
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,548
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,029
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 87.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 57|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 86.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 77|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 83.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 80.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 79.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,117
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,089
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $758
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 67.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 68.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $811
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 36|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 66.8%
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): $318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $327
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 74|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 23.3%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 30.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $24
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $47
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $74,605
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 85|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 18.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 4|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $76,227
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 86|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 79.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $77,169
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 99.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 18|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $79,245
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 59|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 219.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $146,046
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 93|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 252.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 5|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $138,165
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 82|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 20.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 15.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 58|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $7,564,537
2014-15 Actual: $174,524
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $7,739,061
2015-16 Actual: $3,968,500
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $493,988
Actual Excess (2015-16): $2,000,000

* 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.