New Jersey Department of Education

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Comparative Spending Guide 2007

District: HAMILTON TWP (1950)
Enrollment Group: G. K-12 / 3501 +
County: MERCER
G. K-12 / 3501 + Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Cost Per Pupil (Definition)
04-05 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $8,707
04-05 Actual Costs Rank per Pupil: 7
2005-06 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $9,083
2005-06 Actual Costs Rank per Pupil: 8
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $9,443
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 8
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $5,321
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 9
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 61.1%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $5,625
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 7
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 61.9%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $5,854
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 7
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 62%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $5,076
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 11
% of Total Cost per Pupil (04-05): 58.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Classroom Salaries and Benefits (04-05): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $5,380
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 7
% of Total Cost per Pupil (05-06): 59.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Classroom Salaries and Benefits (05-06): 95.6%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $5,620
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 9
% of Total Cost per Pupil (06-07): 59.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Classroom Salaries and Benefits (06-07): 96%
Classroom General Supplies and Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $199
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 33
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $200
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 32
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $182
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 25
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services and Other (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 31
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $45
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 31
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $52
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 25
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $1,210
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 24
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $1,270
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 20
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $1,334
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 18
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 14.1%
Support Services Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $1,103
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 24
% of Total Cost per Pupil (04-05): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (04-05): 91.2%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $1,172
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 23
% of Total Cost per Pupil (05-06): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (05-06): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $1,213
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 21
% of Total Cost per Pupil (06-07): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (06-07): 90.9%
Total Administrative Costs Per Pupil (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $824
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 4
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $843
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 8
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $862
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 4
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 9.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $737
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 12
% of Total Cost per Pupil (04-05): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (04-05): 89.4%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $760
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 13
% of Total Cost per Pupil (05-06): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (05-06): 90.2%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $780
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 7
% of Total Cost per Pupil (06-07): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (06-07): 90.5%
Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $1,170
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 41
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $1,145
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 24
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $1,193
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 28
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 12.6%
Salaries and Benefits - Operations of Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $711
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 58
% of Total Cost per Pupil (04-05): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits - Operations of Maintenance of Plant (04-05): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $739
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 56
% of Total Cost per Pupil (05-06): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits - Operations of Maintenance of Plant(05-06): 64.5%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $765
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 55
% of Total Cost per Pupil (06-07): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits - Operations of Maintenance of Plant (06-07): 64.1%
Food Service Cost per Pupil and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 12
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 19
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $26
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 20
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 0.3%
Extracurricular Costs per Pupil and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $154
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 32
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $155
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 30
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $157
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 25
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 1.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (04-05): 27.3%
% of Total Salaries (05-06): 30.3%
% of Total Salaries (06-07): 28.5%
Total Equipment Cost per Pupil (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (04-05): $44
Per Pupil Costs (05-06): $34
Per Pupil Costs (06-07): $18
Ratio of Students to Teachers: Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (05-06): 14.4
Ratio Ranking (05-06): 6
Teacher Salary (05-06): $55,798
Salary Ranking (05-06): 67
Student to Teacher Ratio (06-07): 14.1
Ratio Ranking (06-07): 10
Teacher Salary (06-07): $52,829
Salary Ranking (06-07): 46
Ratio of Students to Special Service: Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Special Service Ratio (05-06): 88
Ratio Ranking (05-06): 53
Special Service Salary (05-06): $59,944
Salary Ranking (05-06): 20
Student to Special Service Ratio (06-07): 84.3
Ratio Ranking (06-07): 50
Special Service Salary (06-07): $58,251
Salary Ranking (06-07): 15
Ratio of Students to Administration: Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (05-06): 219.8
Ratio Ranking (05-06): 16
Administrator Salary (05-06): $97,130
Salary Ranking (05-06): 13
Student to Administrator Ratio (06-07): 217.6
Ratio Ranking (06-07): 15
Administrator Salary (06-07): $95,720
Salary Ranking (06-07): 10
Faculty to Administrative Ratios (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (05-06): 17.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking (05-06): 26
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (06-07): 18.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking (06-07): 16
Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (used) (Definition)
General Fund Balance (04-05): $1,000,000
2004-05 Actual: $2,924,426
General Fund Balance (05-06): $4,300,000
2005-06 Actual: $50,214
Unreserved General Fund Balances in Excess of 6% (Definition)
Actual Excess (04-05): $1,194,836
Actual Excess (05-06): $5,394,208
Actual Excess (06-07): $5,346,823
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2006-07 Comparative Cost Per Pupil: $9,443
Revenue Sources, State: 36%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 58%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1%
Fall 2006 Certified Staff
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 84.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 217.6
10/15/06 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.1%