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District: HOWELL TWP (2290)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: MONMOUTH
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $114,752,101
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,555.7
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,504
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 63
2012-13 Total Spending: $120,178,726
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,411.9
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,743
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 68
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,743
Revenue Sources, State: 37.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 59.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.7%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 75.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 212.2
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,849
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 55
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,557
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 50
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,373
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 45
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,996
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 62.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,618
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 63.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $8,520
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,703
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 60%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,429
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 62.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 97.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $8,216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,801
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,882
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,762
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 97.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 97.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 97.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 82.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 85.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,173
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 84.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,852
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $830
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 57.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $859
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 72
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 59.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $979
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 52.9%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $68
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $74
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 30%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 35.6%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 38%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $173
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $213
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $145
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 53
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $56,210
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 14
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 10.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 66
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $61,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 41
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 75.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 48
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $69,852
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 47
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 69.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 54
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $78,500
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 212.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 19
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $139,258
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 73
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 209.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 13
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $139,258
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 21.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 12
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 22.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 9
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $8,421,820
2011-12 Actual: $5,526,574
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $13,948,394
2012-13 Actual: $860,609
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $2,549,317
Actual Excess (2012-13): $2,500,000