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District: EAST AMWELL TWP (1160)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: HUNTERDON
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $9,166,631
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 392.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,328
2015-16 Total Spending: $9,106,153
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 369.7
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,629
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,629
Revenue Sources, State: 19%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 70.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 2.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Other: 4.9%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 51.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 108.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,192
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 51|75
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,510
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 53|75
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,966
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 56|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,694
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,773
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,529
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,975
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,934
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.8%
%% 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): $466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $381
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $417
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,749
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,233
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,542
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,372
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,823
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 87.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,050
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 86.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,921
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,023
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,989
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 87.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,754
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 86.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,700
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 69|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 85.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,869
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|75
% 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): $1,045
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 55.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,098
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 48.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,167
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 60|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 49.5%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|75
% 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): $279
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $298
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 28%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $26
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $280
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $189
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,153
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 9.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 40|75
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $65,465
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 58|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 51.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $71,228
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 48.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 59|75
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $71,228
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 61|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 108.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $117,394
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 104.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 31|75
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $117,394
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 61|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 13.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 24|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,503,170
2014-15 Actual: $-4,816
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,498,354
2015-16 Actual: $654,079
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $103,303
Actual Excess (2015-16): $112,100

* 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.