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District: HOPEWELL VALLEY REGIONAL (2280)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MERCER
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $83,757,063
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,731.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,449
2014-15 Total Spending: $85,067,291
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,682.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,103
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,103
Revenue Sources, State: 12.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 61.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 183.2
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,720
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 91|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,108
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 93|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,658
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 96|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,771
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,577
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,703
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $400
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $486
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $643
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|103
% 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): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $231
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,538
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,861
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,073
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,403
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,551
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
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): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 85.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 84.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,231
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 79.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,898
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,900
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,004
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 52.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,037
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|103
% 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): 54.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,112
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 51.6%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
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): $352
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $396
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $134
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $195
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $122
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 91|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $77,167
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 87|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 97|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $75,717
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 90|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 61.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 90|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $76,057
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 57|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 61.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 93|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $73,082
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 43|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 183.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 57|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $134,595
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 80|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 161.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $132,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 19.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $5,688,032
2013-14 Actual: $-298,909
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $5,389,123
2014-15 Actual: $1,971,417
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
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.