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District: HAMILTON TWP (1940)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: ATLANTIC
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $53,268,764
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,096.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,205
2015-16 Total Spending: $54,010,978
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,049.5
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,712
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,712
Revenue Sources, State: 55.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 38.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.3%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 98.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 218.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,947
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 14|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,128
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,064
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 10|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,597
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,714
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,845
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 65%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,413
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,526
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 16|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $80
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,811
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,693
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 93.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,777
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 95.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,453
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 12|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 89.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,218
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 29|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $972
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 82.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $995
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 81.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,001
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 82.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 12|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $684
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|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): 52.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $700
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 55.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $699
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 53%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.2%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 36.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $8
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $57
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $17
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $55,611
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 25|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $58,687
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 13|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 98.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $73,275
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 94.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 18|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $69,534
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 40|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 218.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $107,930
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 216.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $110,334
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 18|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 20.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 20.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $5,418,466
2014-15 Actual: $-1,259,787
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $4,158,679
2015-16 Actual: $361,878
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,397,131
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,608,984

* 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.