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District: CHESTER TWP (820)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $24,801,676
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,210.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,487
2014-15 Total Spending: $25,069,798
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,167.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,469
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,469
Revenue Sources, State: 14%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 80.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.6%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 64.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 193.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,467
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 57|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,317
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 58|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,722
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 65|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,801
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,225
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,404
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,897
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,603
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $402
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 63|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,196
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,491
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,573
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 73%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,704
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 77.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,904
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 76.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,794
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,873
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,341
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 81.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,413
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 78.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,487
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 79.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,729
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,760
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,938
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $784
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 45.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $824
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 46.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $914
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 47.2%
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): $113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 65|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $171
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29.2%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $80
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $26
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $5
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 61|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $66,046
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 60|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $58,870
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 64.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $62,585
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 20|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 59.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $65,486
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 24|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 193.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $134,286
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 69|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 188.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $137,374
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 72|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 21.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 21.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $4,557,479
2013-14 Actual: $241,161
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,798,640
2014-15 Actual: $483,870
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $474,706
Actual Excess (2014-15): $199,291

* 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.