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Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending July 2012

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District: BETHLEHEM TWP (370)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: HUNTERDON
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending: $10,033,278
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 557
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,014
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49
2010-11 Total Spending: $10,237,659
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 542
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,889
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 55
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,889
Revenue Sources, State: 21%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 75.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2010 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 56.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 91
10/15/10 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,539
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 54
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,838
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 57
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,740
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $8,132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 55.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $8,281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 55.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $8,405
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 53.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,502
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 51.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,725
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 52.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 93.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $7,593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 48.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 90.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $404
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $226
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,307
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $2,072
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,400
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 15.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,026
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 87.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,962
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 94.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,969
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 82%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $2,207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,713
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,516
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2009-10): 69.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,561
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2010-11): 70.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 79.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,803
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $2,082
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 15%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $142
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 7.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $144
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 6.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 6.9%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
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 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 27.1%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 27.3%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 32.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $26
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 10.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 53
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $55,508
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 23
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 10.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 52
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $54,992
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 17
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 56.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 61
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $57,108
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 23
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 65.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 54
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $50,592
Salary Ranking (2011-12): 6
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 91
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 65
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $105,943
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 31
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 102.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 64
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $112,885
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 43
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 10.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 63
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 11.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 61
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $1,010,518
2009-10 Actual: $-32,943
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $977,575
2010-11 Actual: $-235,155
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
Actual Excess (2010-11): $10,017
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