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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)
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
2010-11 Total Spending: $16,774,144
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,296.5
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,938
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 5
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending Per Pupil: $12,938
Revenue Sources, State: 22.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 69.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 5.3%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2010 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 77.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 194.7
10/15/10 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,171
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 17
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,931
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,624
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 19
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
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 actual costs): $7,134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 65.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $7,404
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 63.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
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 actual costs): $6,709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 61.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $6,992
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 60.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 94.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $279
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 81
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
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 actual costs): $1,174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
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 actual costs): $1,047
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 89.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,072
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 87.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,328
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,405
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,042
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2009-10): 77.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,095
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2010-11): 82.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 79.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
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 actual costs): $1,337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,538
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $793
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 70
% 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 actual costs): $791
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 7.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 59.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $783
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 50.9%
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): $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 actual costs): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 28.1%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 27.6%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 27.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $190
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $75
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $13
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
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): 48
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 57
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $62,954
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 64
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 77.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 49
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $63,324
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 25
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 75.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 50
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $62,084
Salary Ranking (2011-12): 17
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
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): 8
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 237
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 8
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $88,400
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 5
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 18.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 27
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 23.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 7
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $1,328,095
2009-10 Actual: $576,051
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $1,904,146
2010-11 Actual: $77,822
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
Actual Excess (2010-11): $197,824
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