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District: HOPEWELL TWP (2270)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: CUMBERLAND
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $8,103,966
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 519.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,610
2014-15 Total Spending: $8,021,287
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 495.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,203
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,203
Revenue Sources, State: 49.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 41.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 4.6%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 94.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 100.2
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,583
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 7|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,948
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 5|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,341
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 15|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,542
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 65.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,818
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 65.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,713
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 65.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,969
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,474
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $514
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $448
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,561
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,786
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 85.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
% 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): $983
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,080
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,143
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $718
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 73%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $790
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 73.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $824
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 72.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,381
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,435
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,614
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 22.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 21.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $345
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 21.4%
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): $219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $85
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $41
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $72
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $74,429
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 60|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $73,881
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 94.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $70,211
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 109.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $72,594
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 55|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 100.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 61|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $114,240
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 114.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $114,730
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 9.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,465,748
2013-14 Actual: $274,315
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,740,063
2014-15 Actual: $612,802
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $361,232
Actual Excess (2014-15): $601,526

* 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.