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District: BERKELEY TWP (320)
Operating Type K-6
County: OCEAN
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $35,418,142
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,126
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,660
2014-15 Total Spending: $35,805,049
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,111.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,954
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,954
Revenue Sources, State: 15.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 80.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 81.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 174.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,582
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 15|56
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,655
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 13|56
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,794
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 15|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,233
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,411
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,843
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,756
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,988
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,452
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,815
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,712
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,885
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,722
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,607
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 94.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,490
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,873
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,169
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 78.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,425
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 83.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,575
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 84.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,862
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,619
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,947
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $800
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 43%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $820
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|56
% 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): 50.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $900
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 46.2%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 34.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 34.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 40.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $234
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $282
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $97
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|56
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $58,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $58,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 81.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|56
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $73,808
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 51|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 73.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $73,558
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 49|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 174.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|56
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $111,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 42|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 175.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $109,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $6,592,941
2013-14 Actual: $690,973
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $7,283,914
2014-15 Actual: $506,465
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,675,795
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,338,040

* 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.