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District: FRANKFORD TWP (1560)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: SUSSEX
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $11,835,524
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 555
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,324
2014-15 Total Spending: $12,076,344
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 543.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,231
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,231
Revenue Sources, State: 25.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 70.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.4%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 7.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 65.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 121
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,020
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 57|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,761
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 58|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,180
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 51|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11,268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 66.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $12,208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 68.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $12,303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 67.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,697
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,912
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 65.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $898
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $328
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,893
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,792
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,872
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,779
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,670
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,740
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 92.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,765
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,797
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,970
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,514
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 85.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,606
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 89.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,724
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 87.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,879
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,749
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,786
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $746
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 39.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $819
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.6%
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): $878
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 49.2%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
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): $147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 28.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $165
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $120
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 7.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $65,165
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 42|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 7.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $68,580
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 65.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $69,478
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 51|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 58.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $68,467
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 48|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 121
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 48|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $109,227
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 112
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $111,958
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,326,196
2013-14 Actual: $-44,081
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,282,115
2014-15 Actual: $79,859
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $150,000
Actual Excess (2014-15): $150,000

* 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.