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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: Newark City (3570)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: Essex
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending: $956,775,489
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 42,083
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,735
2016-17 Total Spending: $953,613,367
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 41,721
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,857
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,857
Revenue Sources, State: 82.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 11.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.7%
Fall 2016 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 73.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 101.5
10/15/16 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.05%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,406
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 86|101
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,336
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 78|98
2017-18 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,384
2017-18 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 79|98
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 28|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 49.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,217
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 24|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 50.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $8,958
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 30|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 51.5%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 36|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 47.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $7,845
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 27|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 48%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.47%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $8,048
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 18|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 46.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 89.84%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 27|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 47|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $597
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 97|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.4%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 41|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 38|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 70|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.8%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,614
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 97|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 22%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 93|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 21.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $3,626
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 92|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 20.9%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 99|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 93.08%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 95|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 92.11%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $3,352
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 94|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 19.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 92.44%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,730
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 84|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,815
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 87|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,907
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 91|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $98
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 94|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $117
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 91|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $86
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 91|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 74|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 78.32%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,498
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 84|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2016-17): 82.53%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,560
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 86|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2017-18): 81.8%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,590
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 95|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 93|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $2,606
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 93|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,752
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 99|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 67.64%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 96|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 66.63%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): 1754
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 96|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 67.31%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 3|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.085%
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): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 3|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.079%
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $148
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 15|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 17|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 20|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.9%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 30.1%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 30.1%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $58
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $104
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $35
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 28|103
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $61,146
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 14|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 14|101
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $64,848
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 22|101
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 73.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 61|103
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $95,069
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 91|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 77.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 43|101
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $98,416
Salary Ranking (2017-18): 93|101
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 101.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 96|103
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $99,286
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 1|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 96.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 98|101
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $100,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 2|101
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 9.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 96|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 8.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 98|101
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $33,949,028
2015-16 Actual: $-7,158,223
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $26,790,805
2016-17 Actual: $38,625,994
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2015-16): 0
Actual Excess (2016-17): $12,619,597
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