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District: FRENCHTOWN BORO (1680)
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: $3,090,735
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 138.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,284
2014-15 Total Spending: $3,173,982
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 142.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,227
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,227
Revenue Sources, State: 34.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 59.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.9%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.7%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 57.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 144
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,996
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 50|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,763
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 48|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,032
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 36|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,535
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,503
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,679
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 91.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 90.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,937
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $600
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $474
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,766
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,402
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,438
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,776
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,623
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|75
% 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): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 81.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $911
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 56.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 65.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,059
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,094
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,907
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $946
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 45.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $980
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.8%
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): $897
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 47%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $62
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
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): $248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $225
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 23.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 37.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $85
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 8.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $59,565
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 8.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,120
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 57.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 56|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $43,600
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 25|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 56
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $43,975
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 20|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 144
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $98,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 140
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $100,940
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 18.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 19.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $610,310
2013-14 Actual: $10,002
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $620,312
2014-15 Actual: $9,509
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $16,187
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0

* 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.