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District: FREEHOLD BORO (1640)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: MONMOUTH
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $24,204,300
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,583.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,282
2014-15 Total Spending: $24,956,170
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,648.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,139
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,139
Revenue Sources, State: 49.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 42.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 8.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 106.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 162.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,725
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 5|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,754
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 4|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,846
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 9|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,544
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,930
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $112
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,567
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,866
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,368
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 87.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,511
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 89.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,600
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 85.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,481
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,497
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,587
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 83.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 84.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 84.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $870
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $943
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,065
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $474
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|82
% 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): 54.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $473
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 50.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $543
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 51%
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): $70
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $80
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 33.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 39%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $6
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $54
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $51,605
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 2|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $50,915
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 106.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $54,292
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 111.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $61,541
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 18|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 162.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 42|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $106,313
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 154.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $107,625
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 13.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 67|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 71|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,748,456
2013-14 Actual: $128,003
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,876,459
2014-15 Actual: $570,140
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $414,962
Actual Excess (2014-15): $554,034

* 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.