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District: KINGWOOD TWP (2450)
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: $7,546,942
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 368.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,458
2014-15 Total Spending: $8,076,314
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 362.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,295
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,295
Revenue Sources, State: 25.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 70.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 59.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 111.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,542
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 42|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,768
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 39|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,807
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 46|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,389
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,710
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,739
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 88.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,892
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,786
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $881
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $508
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $445
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,451
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,816
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,906
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 77.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,034
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 89.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,461
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 87.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,759
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,939
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,484
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 87.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,683
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 86.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,873
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,848
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,077
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $854
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 45.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $897
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 48.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,019
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 49.1%
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): $126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 28.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 38%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $257
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $33
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $58,315
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $59,540
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 59.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 51|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $49,765
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 71.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $54,812
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 41|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 111.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $118,116
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 107.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $121,069
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 13.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,868,333
2013-14 Actual: $14,110
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,882,443
2014-15 Actual: $-129,995
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $105,502
Actual Excess (2014-15): $113,702

* 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.