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Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending March 2011

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District: POHATCONG TWP (4200)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: WARREN
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2008-09 Total Spending: $7,875,907
2008-09 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 516.8
2008-09 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,240
2008-09 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20
2009-10 Total Spending: $8,300,160
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 499.4
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,621
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 28
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,621
Revenue Sources, State: 22.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 71.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 6.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2009 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 75.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 116
10/15/09 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2008-09 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,651
2008-09 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 23
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,351
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 31
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,909
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 35
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $8,026
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 63.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $8,537
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 63.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $8,513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 61.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $7,493
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 59.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2008-09): 93.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,913
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 59.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 92.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $7,861
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 56.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 92.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $420
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $412
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $196
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,495
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,651
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,954
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 14.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2008-09): 80.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 78.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,470
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 75.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,528
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,559
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.2%
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): $80
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2008-09): 86.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2009-10): 84%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 81.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,613
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,598
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,848
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $608
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2008-09): 37.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $633
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 39.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $683
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 37%
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): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2008-09): 38.9%
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 36.7%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 30.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2008-09): $90
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $60
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2009-10): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 14
Teacher Salary (2009-10): $53,908
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 33
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 15
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $54,795
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 29
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2009-10): 75.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 32
Support Service Salary (2009-10): $54,912
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 34
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 82.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 35
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $59,766
Salary Ranking (2010-11): 43
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 116
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 28
Administrator Salary (2009-10): $91,293
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 35
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 115.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 31
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $93,119
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 37
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 11.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 38
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 10.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 42
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2008-09): $1,537,146
2008-09 Actual: $466,029
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $2,003,175
2009-10 Actual: $-304,413
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2008-09): $136,987
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
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