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District: WASHINGTON TWP (5520)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $46,419,561
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,357.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,692
2014-15 Total Spending: $46,465,940
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,293.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,263
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,263
Revenue Sources, State: 27.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 71%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 59.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 206.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,652
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 59|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,471
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 62|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,580
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 63|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 70|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,783
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,523
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,675
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,165
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,845
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 71|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 72|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $369
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $407
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,546
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 70|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,658
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,838
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 83.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,097
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 78.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 80.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 86.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 86.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,549
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,582
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $844
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 54.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $875
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 55.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $979
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 55.2%
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): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
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): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 25.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $17
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $25
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $1
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): 51|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $65,423
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,630
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 59.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 64|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $71,035
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 56.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 67|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,475
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 39|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 206.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $127,114
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 199.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $127,114
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 58|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 21.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 22.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,445,918
2013-14 Actual: $-749,153
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,696,765
2014-15 Actual: $185,689
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.