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District: MANCHESTER TWP (2940)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: OCEAN
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $57,533,061
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,066.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,761
2014-15 Total Spending: $59,309,850
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,010.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,702
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,702
Revenue Sources, State: 19.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 74.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 3.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.2%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 53.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 152.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,039
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,557
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,095
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 44|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,486
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,844
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,912
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,993
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,958
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,013
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,841
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 92.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,808
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,869
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 92.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,354
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 86.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 85.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 85.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,677
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,819
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,790
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $722
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|69
% 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): 43.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $721
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 39.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $766
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 42.8%
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): $370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $403
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 33.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 34.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $142
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $225
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $199
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $60,269
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 21|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $59,403
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 53.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 66|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $66,192
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 52.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $62,959
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 13|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 152.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 38|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $115,552
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 161.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $111,306
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 18.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,926,674
2013-14 Actual: $427,680
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,354,354
2014-15 Actual: $-89,773
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $266,036
Actual Excess (2014-15): $59,332

* 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.