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District: WESTFIELD TOWN (5730)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $106,352,724
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,284.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,923
2014-15 Total Spending: $110,663,632
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,341.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,450
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,450
Revenue Sources, State: 13.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.6%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.4%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 84
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 204.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,140
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 32|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,434
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 35|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,007
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 29|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,091
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,533
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,745
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,847
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $80
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,497
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,037
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,165
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 86.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,386
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 83.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 83.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 80.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,117
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $729
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 66.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $758
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 67.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $793
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 66.8%
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): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $74
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $24
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $2
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $72,968
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 82|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $74,605
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 87|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 84
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $75,727
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 79.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $77,169
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 61|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 204.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $142,662
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 88|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 219.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $146,046
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 95|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 18.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 20
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $8,288,793
2013-14 Actual: $-724,256
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $7,564,537
2014-15 Actual: $174,524
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $996,959
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,200,000

* 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.