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District: LINCOLN PARK BORO (2650)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $21,818,006
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,250.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,453
2014-15 Total Spending: $22,725,684
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,256.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,086
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,086
Revenue Sources, State: 13.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 82.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.8%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 87.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 162
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,271
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 17|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,895
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 13|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,429
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 12|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,462
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,595
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,652
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 91.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,037
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,143
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $480
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 79|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $414
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $142
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $95
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 87.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,294
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 75.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,738
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,615
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,679
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,407
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 81%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 84.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 87.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,730
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 65|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,319
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $718
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 41.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $722
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|79
% 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): 57.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $769
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 58.3%
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): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $73
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 25.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29%
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): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $58,673
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,825
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 87.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 25|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $61,635
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 82
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $62,663
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 19|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 162
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $122,168
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 51|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 156
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $126,477
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 63|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,890,930
2013-14 Actual: $-74,726
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,816,204
2014-15 Actual: $-67,520
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $326,044
Actual Excess (2014-15): $384,759

* 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.