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District: HOPATCONG (2240)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: SUSSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $37,186,912
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,696
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,927
2015-16 Total Spending: $40,941,472
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,622.2
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,238
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $25,238
Revenue Sources, State: 37.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 60%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 46.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 90.7
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 22.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,006
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45|50
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,878
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46|49
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $20,124
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 44|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,003
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11,359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,429
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,612
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 52.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 91.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $779
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $718
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $278
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,811
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,967
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,327
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,672
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 90.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,955
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 88.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,236
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $144
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,880
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 84.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,940
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 85.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,950
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 91.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,441
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 48.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 50.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 51.7%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $154
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
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): $447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $642
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $597
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.3%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 34.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $271
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $142
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $72,485
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 30|49
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $81,935
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 47|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 46.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $78,493
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 49.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 44|49
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $86,903
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 44|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 90.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $134,350
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 95.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 45|49
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $133,101
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 43|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 11.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 41|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,397,804
2014-15 Actual: $1,913,194
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $5,310,998
2015-16 Actual: $-43,983
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $698,518
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,162,748

* 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.