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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.

District: Byram Twp (0640)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: Sussex
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending: $17,638,609
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 888
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,864
2016-17 Total Spending: $18,105,362
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 874
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,718
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,718
Revenue Sources, State: 33.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 64.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2016 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 69.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 144
10/15/16 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.78%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,709
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 38|77
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,100
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 38|76
2017-18 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,460
2017-18 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 42|76
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,783
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 33|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 39|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $9,841
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 41|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 59.8%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,478
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 42|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.53%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 43|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.14%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $9,542
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 50|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 58%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 96.96%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 36|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $440
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 64|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 27|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.7%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $5
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 1|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.032%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.058%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 1|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.07%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,575
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 56|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,555
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 52|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $2,900
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 54|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 17.6%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,066
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 49|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 80.23%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,046
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 39|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 80.08%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $2,361
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 46|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 81.41%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,670
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 42|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 38|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,812
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 46|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 46|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 19|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 50|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,269
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 31|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 75.99%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 34|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2016-17): 80.74%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,411
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 39|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2017-18): 77.87%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,542
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 35|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,532
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 33|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,743
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 41|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.6%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $688
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 32|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 44.62%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 36|76
% 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): 48.43%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): 815
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 36|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 46.76%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): N.R.
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $94
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 36|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 36|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 37|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.7%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.2%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 30.5%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 33%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $240
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $152
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $36
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 56|79
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $63,557
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 37|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 9.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 63|77
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $62,812
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 22|77
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 69.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 47|79
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $67,702
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 33|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 67.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 46|77
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $67,702
Salary Ranking (2017-18): 28|77
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 144.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 47|79
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $107,927
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 13|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 140.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 49|77
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $112,659
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 16|77
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 16.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 37|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 16.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 33|77
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,746,186
2015-16 Actual: $440,274
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $3,186,460
2016-17 Actual: $364,997
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2015-16): 0
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0