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District: NEWTON TOWN (3590)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: SUSSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $28,660,072
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,551.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,468
2014-15 Total Spending: $29,796,107
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,578
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,883
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,883
Revenue Sources, State: 29.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 43.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 23.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 72.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 155.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,852
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 35|49
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,989
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 33|49
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,667
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 32|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,965
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,590
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,852
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $67
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,920
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,012
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,788
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 93.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,893
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 94.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 93.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,908
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,861
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,897
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,525
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 79.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,519
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 81.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,573
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 82.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,642
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,500
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,587
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,030
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 62.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $988
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 65.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $992
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 62.5%
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): $604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $667
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $43
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $21
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $9
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 29|49
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $64,330
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $64,030
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 72.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 22|49
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $64,030
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 22|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 65.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $63,844
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 22|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 155.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|49
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $128,161
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 42|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 140.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $125,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,137,747
2013-14 Actual: $196,251
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,333,998
2014-15 Actual: $-22,477
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.