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District: PLUMSTED TWP (4190)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: OCEAN
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $36,588,523
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,529
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,930
2014-15 Total Spending: $29,753,930
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,498
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,863
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,863
Revenue Sources, State: 52.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 40.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 52.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 165.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,879
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 47|49
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,484
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 28|49
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,870
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 27|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 43.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,467
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 40.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,785
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,005
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $493
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $88
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,427
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,957
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 91.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,006
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,613
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,653
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,675
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $99
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 85.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,410
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 85.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 86.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,386
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,505
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|49
% 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): $193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 16%
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): $578
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $665
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 28.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $83
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $91
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $92
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|49
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $58,717
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 21|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $58,490
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 52.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|49
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $62,800
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 47.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $61,908
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 18|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 165.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|49
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $119,236
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 25|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 123.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $120,103
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $4,751,544
2013-14 Actual: $21,833
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,773,377
2014-15 Actual: $-2,017,443
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $302,077
Actual Excess (2014-15): $65,306

* 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.