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District: LIVINGSTON TWP (2730)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: ESSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $119,193,866
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,973.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,953
2015-16 Total Spending: $127,860,520
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,015.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,256
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,256
Revenue Sources, State: 14.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 67.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 159.5
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,735
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 58|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,214
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 62|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,711
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 55|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,607
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,849
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 72|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,844
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 79|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $399
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 84|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|103
% 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): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $85
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,551
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 52|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,032
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,084
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 87.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 62|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 87.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,658
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 78.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 76.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,279
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 77.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,298
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $771
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 59.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $800
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 62.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $754
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 58.1%
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): $285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 67|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 20.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 21.3%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 22.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $27
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $12
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $11
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $78,880
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 92|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 13.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 27|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $82,857
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 96|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 67.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 78|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $82,857
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 77|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 75.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 66|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $87,299
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 80|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 159.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $127,805
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 168.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 61|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $126,927
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 46|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 75|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 14.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 73|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $7,787,280
2014-15 Actual: $1,560,589
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $9,347,869
2015-16 Actual: $-1,108,044
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $936,922
Actual Excess (2015-16): $897,076

* 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.