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District: LAKEHURST BORO (2500)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: OCEAN
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $9,510,828
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 548.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,333
2014-15 Total Spending: $9,957,159
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 513.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,386
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,386
Revenue Sources, State: 74.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 12.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 12.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 79
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 139.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 18.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,359
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 12|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,253
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 26|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,675
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 20|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,493
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,929
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,940
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,015
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 89.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 89.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $701
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $206
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $278
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,957
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,045
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 84.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,818
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,828
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,700
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,826
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,860
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,453
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 85.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,492
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 81.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,538
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 82.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 47.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $729
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 52.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $704
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 48.8%
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): $108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $142
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 39%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 39.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $27
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $55,807
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 29|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $55,672
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 79
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $51,316
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 75.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $52,734
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 34|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 139.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $120,481
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 68|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 101.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $127,738
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 71|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 13.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,475,392
2013-14 Actual: $-190,372
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,285,020
2014-15 Actual: $-212,093
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $397,527
Actual Excess (2014-15): $108,224

* 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.