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District: UPPER FREEHOLD REGIONAL (5310)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: MONMOUTH
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $42,263,579
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,354.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,949
2014-15 Total Spending: $43,539,282
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,350.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,521
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,521
Revenue Sources, State: 23.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 56.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 18.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 79.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 168.1
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,397
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 27|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,683
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 29|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,982
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 26|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,928
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,082
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,522
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,674
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,883
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $231
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,457
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,460
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 93.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 92.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,307
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 86.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 86.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 87%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,527
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,490
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,526
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $807
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 52.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $819
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 55%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $844
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 55.3%
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): $348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $399
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 28.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $2
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $29
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $2
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $61,113
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $63,080
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 79.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $69,152
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 25|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 75.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $73,327
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 40|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 168.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $126,804
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 166.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $126,349
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 22|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,540,390
2013-14 Actual: $-1,037,970
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,502,420
2014-15 Actual: $153,411
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
Actual Excess (2014-15): $97,692

* 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.