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Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending March 2011

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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)
2008-09 Total Spending: $46,039,613
2008-09 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,851.2
2008-09 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,147
2008-09 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 54
2009-10 Total Spending: $46,385,614
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,759
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,812
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 61
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,812
Revenue Sources, State: 24.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 71.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2009 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 67.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 195.7
10/15/09 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2008-09 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,052
2008-09 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 50
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,716
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 60
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,899
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 52
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $7,369
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 61.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,905
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 62.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $7,735
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 60%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $6,972
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 57.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2008-09): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,396
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $7,256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 56.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 93.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 80
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $2,184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 18.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 18.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $2,291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 17.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,826
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 15.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2008-09): 83.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,963
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 15.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 85%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,890
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 82.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 8.6%
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): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 41
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 22
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $963
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2008-09): 84.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,010
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2009-10): 86.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $959
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 86.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2008-09): 52.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $697
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 54.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $728
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 51.8%
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): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 22
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $68
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2008-09): 28.9%
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 29.6%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 30.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2008-09): $25
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $2
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $3
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2009-10): 13.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 11
Teacher Salary (2009-10): $62,360
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 13.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 23
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $65,525
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 71
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2009-10): 67.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 72
Support Service Salary (2009-10): $69,360
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 68.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 74
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $72,718
Salary Ranking (2010-11): 59
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 195.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 25
Administrator Salary (2009-10): $122,613
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 66
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 221.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 16
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $119,009
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 51
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 17.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 37
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 19.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 14
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2008-09): $3,544,204
2008-09 Actual: $261,487
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $3,805,691
2009-10 Actual: $-770,713
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2008-09): $1,231,358
Actual Excess (2009-10): $273,976
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