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District: ISLAND HEIGHTS BORO (2350)
Operating Type K-6
County: OCEAN
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $2,176,906
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 106.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,366
2014-15 Total Spending: $2,529,065
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 122
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,724
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,724
Revenue Sources, State: 20.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 78%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 140
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 79.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,493
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46|56
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,848
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46|56
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,004
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 31|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11,025
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,372
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 90%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,390
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $570
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $984
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $686
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $83
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,131
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 36.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $493
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 43.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $411
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 36%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,325
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,941
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $117
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $95
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,044
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,873
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 88.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 86.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,620
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,628
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $815
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|56
% 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): 24.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $755
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 28.7%
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): $113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $88
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $92
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24.2%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 8.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 50|56
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $52,648
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 8.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $51,670
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 140
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|56
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $45,141
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 157.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $21,741
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 3|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 79.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|56
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $62,569
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 78.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $61,856
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 9.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $299,537
2013-14 Actual: $61,387
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $360,924
2014-15 Actual: $-70,808
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.