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District: COLTS NECK TWP (0945)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: MONMOUTH
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $26,503,164
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 965.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $27,454
2015-16 Total Spending: $26,346,628
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 957
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $27,529
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $27,529
Revenue Sources, State: 15.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 80.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 49.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 106.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,016
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 78|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,459
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 76|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $22,784
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 76|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,910
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $12,044
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 75|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $12,839
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 75|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,052
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11,240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 75|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,933
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 75|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 52.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $552
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $429
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $528
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 73|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $306
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $378
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 65|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,608
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $4,145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 77|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $4,919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 77|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 21.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,428
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,978
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 77|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $4,661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 77|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 20.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 94.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,915
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 73|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,827
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,934
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 62|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 74|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $86
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 75|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,691
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 88.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,536
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 84.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,628
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 65|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 84.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,206
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,148
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 75|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,696
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 76|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,054
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 73|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 47.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $997
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 46.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 70|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 43.8%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
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): $119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 71|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.2%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 32.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $188
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $59
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $187
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 8.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 76|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,916
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 8.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 76|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $69,711
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 63|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 49.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 71|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $71,636
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 44.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 75|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $76,011
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 55|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 106.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 76|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $132,082
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 104.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 76|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $136,044
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 69|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 14.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 48|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $5,036,659
2014-15 Actual: $93,204
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $5,129,863
2015-16 Actual: $1,268,306
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $613,361
Actual Excess (2015-16): $858,578

* 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.