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Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending March 2011

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District: LOPATCONG TWP (2790)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: WARREN
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2008-09 Total Spending: $16,544,104
2008-09 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,259.5
2008-09 Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,136
2008-09 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 6
2009-10 Total Spending: $16,474,443
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,298.7
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,686
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending Per Pupil: $12,686
Revenue Sources, State: 24.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 69.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.8%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2009 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 77.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 198.1
10/15/09 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2008-09 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,824
2008-09 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 42
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,171
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 17
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,522
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 22
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $7,701
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 65.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,226
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 64.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $7,357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 63.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $7,182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 60.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2008-09): 93.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $6,781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 60.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $6,930
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 60.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 94.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 81
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,512
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2008-09): 88.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,030
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 88.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,031
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 86.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,307
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $966
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2008-09): 73.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,042
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2009-10): 77.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 81.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2008-09): 56.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $793
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 7.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 56.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $807
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 51.6%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2008-09): 30.9%
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 28.1%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 28.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2008-09): $49
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $190
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $34
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2009-10): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 43
Teacher Salary (2009-10): $56,149
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 39
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 57
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $60,124
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 50
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2009-10): 77.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 46
Support Service Salary (2009-10): $57,472
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 11
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 77.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 50
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $63,324
Salary Ranking (2010-11): 25
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 198.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 23
Administrator Salary (2009-10): $93,150
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 6
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 194.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 36
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $95,945
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 7
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 18.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 26
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 18.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 27
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2008-09): $914,273
2008-09 Actual: $413,822
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $1,328,095
2009-10 Actual: $576,051
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2008-09): $0
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
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