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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: Franklin Twp (1620)
Operating Type K-6
County: Warren
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending: $5,642,145
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 228
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,770
2016-17 Total Spending: $5,766,085
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 220
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,168
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending Per Pupil: $26,168
Revenue Sources, State: 26.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 66.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 3.6%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.3%
Fall 2016 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 71.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 73.7
10/15/16 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.5%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,135
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 48|56
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,430
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 52|56
2017-18 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $20,348
2017-18 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 45|56
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11,337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $12,384
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $12,132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 59.6%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,852
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.72%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $11,795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.24%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $11,545
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 56.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 95.16%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 33|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $478
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $482
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 35|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.4%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $94
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 12|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,887
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,999
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $4,096
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 20.1%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,072
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 79.03%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 80.37%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $3,191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 77.91%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,009
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,167
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $2,184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 55|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.7%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 5|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.043%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,766
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 87.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,882
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2016-17): 86.85%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,839
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 56|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2017-18): 84.2%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,761
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 36|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,752
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 33|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,820
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.9%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $972
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 55.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,009
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 41|56
% 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): 57.59%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): 1023
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 56.21%
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): $125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $98
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 36.7%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 39.9%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 39.7%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $26
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $27
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): 0
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 8.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 46|56
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $61,070
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 38|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 8.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 48|56
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $61,650
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 33|56
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 71.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 33|56
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $67,290
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 42|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 60.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 41|56
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $61,500
Salary Ranking (2017-18): 32|56
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 73.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 48|56
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $94,464
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 17|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 70.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 48|56
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $96,826
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 17|56
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 10.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 42|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 10.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 45|56
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,409,475
2015-16 Actual: $115,439
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $1,524,914
2016-17 Actual: $66,738
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2015-16): $264,572
Actual Excess (2016-17): $250,406