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District: BETHLEHEM TWP (370)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: HUNTERDON
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $9,862,142
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 454.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,716
2014-15 Total Spending: $9,840,283
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 403.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,365
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,365
Revenue Sources, State: 25.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 72.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 52.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 114
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,856
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 48|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,048
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 58|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $20,467
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 59|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,183
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,856
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,895
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $616
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $96
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $86
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,907
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $4,201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,454
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 77.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,957
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 75.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 76.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 69|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,928
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,683
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 77%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,892
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 81.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,620
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 84%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,950
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 19.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $620
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 28.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $660
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 23.5%
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): $227
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.2%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $133
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $79
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 8.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $55,498
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 7.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $52,953
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 52.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 60|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $53,235
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 57.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $55,780
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 44|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 114
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $92,401
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 86.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $91,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,572,798
2013-14 Actual: $232,784
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,805,582
2014-15 Actual: $346,589
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $308,941
Actual Excess (2014-15): $308,250

* 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.