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District: WASHINGTON TWP (5520)
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: $46,465,940
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,293.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,263
2015-16 Total Spending: $47,738,709
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,214.4
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,559
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,559
Revenue Sources, State: 28.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 69.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 56.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 199.7
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,471
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 62|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,486
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 65|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,630
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 67|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,783
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,426
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,413
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 73|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 64.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,165
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,828
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,766
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 73|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $369
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $362
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 65|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,658
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,918
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 65|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,873
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 57|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,097
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 78.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 78.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,432
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 84.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 86.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 86.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 87.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,582
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,643
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,814
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $875
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|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): 55.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $911
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 54|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 55.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,021
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 56|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): 56.3%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
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): $115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.5%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 30.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $25
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $31
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,630
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 60|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $68,440
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 55|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 56.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,475
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 56.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 67|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $73,130
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 46|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 199.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $127,114
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 188.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 14|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $134,693
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 67|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 22.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 21.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 4|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,696,765
2014-15 Actual: $185,689
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,882,454
2015-16 Actual: $404,684
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $0

* 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.