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District: ROCKAWAY TWP (4490)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $51,686,803
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,380.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,714
2015-16 Total Spending: $54,156,518
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,418.8
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,390
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,390
Revenue Sources, State: 15.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 81.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.3%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 49.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 184.2
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,746
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 74|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,289
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 70|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,519
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 73|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,428
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,881
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 63|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,852
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 70|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,485
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 66|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 71|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $328
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $68
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,485
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,573
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 76|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,909
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 74|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 21.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 76|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,634
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 75|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 93%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,837
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 61|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,791
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $95
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 75|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 78.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,461
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 54|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 78.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 74.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,772
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,753
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,950
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 56|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 51.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $974
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 55.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,045
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 59|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 53.6%
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): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 34%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 33.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $273
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $203
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $359
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,095
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 33|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $66,392
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 47|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 49.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 71|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $70,494
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 51.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 70|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $69,197
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 37|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 184.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $114,444
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 217.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 5|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $116,733
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 32|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 22.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 22.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 3|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $9,715,181
2014-15 Actual: $491,723
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $10,206,904
2015-16 Actual: $154,023
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,154,726
Actual Excess (2015-16): $764,322

* 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.