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District: SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS BORO (4990)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: MONMOUTH
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $9,010,473
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 504.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,874
2014-15 Total Spending: $9,373,946
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 503.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,602
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,602
Revenue Sources, State: 11.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 63.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 216.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,479
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,761
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,062
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 28|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,090
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,868
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,701
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,516
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,538
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,290
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,360
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 93%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,173
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 93.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,653
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,667
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,801
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $69
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $67
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 76.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 78.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 76.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,484
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,786
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|75
% 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): $597
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 42.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $665
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 44.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $750
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 42%
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): $242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $231
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.3%
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): 9.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $55,644
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,604
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 63.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $47,545
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 63.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $49,732
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 29|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 216.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $45,900
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 247.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $90,909
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 25.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 29.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,416,453
2013-14 Actual: $-151,879
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,264,574
2014-15 Actual: $-184,918
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.