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District: LIVINGSTON TWP (2730)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: ESSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $115,124,729
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,972.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,275
2014-15 Total Spending: $119,193,866
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,973.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,953
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,953
Revenue Sources, State: 13.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 67.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 191.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,464
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 58|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,735
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 58|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,282
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 55|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,976
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,607
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,844
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $319
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $325
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,936
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 86%
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): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 87.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,627
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,645
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 77.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 78.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 76.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $797
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|103
% 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): 60.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $771
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 59.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $748
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 57.8%
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): $3
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 20.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 20.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 23%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $16
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $27
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $15
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): $79,119
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 91|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $78,880
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 94|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 67.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 81|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $80,973
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 70|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 67.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 79|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $82,857
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 79|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 191.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $130,142
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 67|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 159.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 69|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $127,805
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 54|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 77|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $6,817,754
2013-14 Actual: $969,526
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $7,787,280
2014-15 Actual: $1,560,589
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $753,615
Actual Excess (2014-15): $936,922

* 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.