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District: HILLSIDE TWP (2190)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $56,730,051
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,132.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,110
2015-16 Total Spending: $60,317,752
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,088.6
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,529
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,529
Revenue Sources, State: 46.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 46.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 3.9%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 82.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 129.3
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,162
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|69
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,420
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|71
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,788
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 33|71
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,028
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,167
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,445
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,740
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,879
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,099
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.8%
%% 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): $213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $88
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,410
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,068
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,073
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 90.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 91.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,728
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,778
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 85.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,451
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 84%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 86.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,935
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,972
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 60|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,887
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 61.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 69|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 64.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 68.5%
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): $241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.7%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 31.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $65
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $73
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $52
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|71
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,688
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|71
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 13.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 26|71
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $69,118
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 48|71
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 82.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|71
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $74,485
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|71
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 84.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 33|71
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $81,318
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 55|71
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 129.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|71
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $121,256
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|71
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 134.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 51|71
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $122,749
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 36|71
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|71
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 11.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 58|71
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,909,699
2014-15 Actual: $2,477,566
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $5,387,265
2015-16 Actual: $561,750
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $416,663

* 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.