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District: LAKEWOOD TWP (2520)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: OCEAN
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $146,908,722
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,895.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,919
2014-15 Total Spending: $149,152,726
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,136.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,305
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,305
Revenue Sources, State: 36.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 51.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 11.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 74.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 207.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,497
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 21|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,729
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 6|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,348
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 8|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,585
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,600
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,767
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 50.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $282
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,453
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 19.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,500
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 21.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,786
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 22.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,895
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 77.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,032
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 81.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,065
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 74.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $131
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $938
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 71.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,048
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 80.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,016
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 76.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,070
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 14.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 18.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $183
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 14.2%
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): 19|103
% 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): $220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $217
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 42.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 41.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 44.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $11
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $33
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $22
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $51,436
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $50,436
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 74.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $60,939
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 76.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $60,898
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 6|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 207.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $115,731
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 182.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $114,257
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 18.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 42|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $967,636
2013-14 Actual: $-6,934,119
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $-5,966,483
2014-15 Actual: $3,014,087
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.