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District: EAST AMWELL TWP (1160)
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: $8,924,808
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 415.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,477
2014-15 Total Spending: $9,166,631
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 392.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,328
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,328
Revenue Sources, State: 16.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 70.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 2.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1.1%
Revenue Sources, Other: 6.9%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 55.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 116.4
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,635
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,192
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 51|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,692
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 51|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,807
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,734
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,529
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,959
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $381
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $403
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,749
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,171
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,372
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,764
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 84.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,785
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,921
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
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): 10.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,549
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 86.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 87.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 86.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,765
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,869
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,411
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $927
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 52.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,045
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 55.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,077
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 44.7%
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): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
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): $249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $279
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $188
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $26
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $351
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $63,915
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 64|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,153
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 55.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $69,653
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 51.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $71,228
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 63|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 116.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $114,013
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 60|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 108.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $117,394
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,620,036
2013-14 Actual: $-116,866
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,503,170
2014-15 Actual: $-4,816
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $121,281
Actual Excess (2014-15): $103,303

* 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.