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District: BERKELEY TWP (0320)
Operating Type K-6
County: OCEAN
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $35,805,049
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,111.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,954
2015-16 Total Spending: $38,345,010
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,137
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,943
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,943
Revenue Sources, State: 17.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 78%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 73.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 175.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 18.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,655
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 13|56
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,861
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 12|56
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,549
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 16|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,411
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,490
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 12|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,988
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,034
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,971
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $490
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,712
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,770
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 12|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,916
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 12|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,607
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,667
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,839
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 96%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,940
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 36|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,425
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 83.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,426
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 83.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,614
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 83.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,619
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,908
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $820
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 50.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $872
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 54.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $902
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 47.3%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 34.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 38%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 44.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $282
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $459
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $103
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $58,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 14|56
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $58,961
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 27|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 73.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $73,558
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 74.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 30|56
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $76,317
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 48|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 175.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $109,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 177.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 9|56
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $107,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 37|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 17.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 13|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $7,283,914
2014-15 Actual: $506,465
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $7,790,379
2015-16 Actual: $-516,680
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,338,040
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,307,150

* Districts that did not report any values (N.R.), and those that moved from a different enrollment group (N.A.) are excluded from the rankings.