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District: FREEHOLD BORO (1640)
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: $24,956,170
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,648.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,139
2015-16 Total Spending: $27,535,053
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,731.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,906
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,906
Revenue Sources, State: 45.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 40.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 10.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Other: 3.2%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 111.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 154.7
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,754
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 4|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,653
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 3|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,146
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 3|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,544
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,606
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,908
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,608
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $179
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,590
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,726
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 12|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,511
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 89.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,413
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 85.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,497
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,449
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 84.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 82.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 84.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $943
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $928
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $923
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $473
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 50.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 16|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 49.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $492
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 53.3%
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): $80
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $79
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 29|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.5%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 40.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $54
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $282
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $50,915
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 21.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $49,255
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 1|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 111.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $61,541
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 148.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 4|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $58,326
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 11|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 154.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $107,625
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 279.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 1|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $102,361
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 9|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 69|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 15.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 46|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,876,459
2014-15 Actual: $570,140
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $3,446,599
2015-16 Actual: $158,079
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $554,034
Actual Excess (2015-16): $548,067

* 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.