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District: TRENTON CITY (5210)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MERCER
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $323,004,914
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 13,978.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,108
2015-16 Total Spending: $318,779,614
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 13,666.5
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,326
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,326
Revenue Sources, State: 88.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1.1%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 63.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 186.6
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,623
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 96|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,472
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 87|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,949
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 79|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,794
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,048
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 81|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,918
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 66|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 90.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $418
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $659
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 95|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,739
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,580
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,557
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 84.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,020
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 79%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,792
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,748
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,769
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 83|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 58|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,512
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 84.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,422
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 81.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 71|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 77.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,055
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 87|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $950
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 30.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $749
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 36.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $808
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 35.8%
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): $126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 36.5%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 34%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $81
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $12
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $21
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $73,065
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 81|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 15.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 12|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $74,353
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 82|101
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): 89|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $86,865
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 83|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 94.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 24|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $89,015
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 85|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 186.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $124,784
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 261.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 3|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $130,782
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 58|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 18.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 19.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 12|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $39,423,551
2014-15 Actual: $-17,948,545
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $21,475,006
2015-16 Actual: $-536,058
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $4,300,600
Actual Excess (2015-16): $6,264,079

* 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.