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District: SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS BORO (4990)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: MONMOUTH
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $9,373,946
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 503.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,602
2015-16 Total Spending: $9,299,182
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 485.2
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,166
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,166
Revenue Sources, State: 12.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 84.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 63.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 247.1
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,761
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20|75
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,153
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 18|75
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,766
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 23|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,090
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,462
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,825
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,701
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $80
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,290
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,053
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,589
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,928
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,401
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 92.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,667
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,757
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,916
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $69
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 78.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 80%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,501
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 78.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,484
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,658
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $665
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 44.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $679
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 41%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $766
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 35.6%
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): $231
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.2%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 33.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $86
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,604
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 25|75
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $57,834
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 29|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 63.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $49,732
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 68.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 40|75
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $38,164
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 8|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 247.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $90,909
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 143.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 12|75
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $86,700
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 25|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 29.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 16.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 13|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,264,574
2014-15 Actual: $-184,918
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,079,656
2015-16 Actual: $494,614
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $23,043

* 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.