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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: Ocean Twp (3820)
Operating Type K-6
County: Ocean
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending: $19,482,071
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 945
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,614
2016-17 Total Spending: $19,837,592
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 923
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,494
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,494
Revenue Sources, State: 43.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 54.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2016 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10
  Student/Support Ratio: 51.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 165.5
10/15/16 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.06%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,878
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44|56
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,276
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 43|56
2017-18 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $21,404
2017-18 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 51|56
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,869
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 44|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,695
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $11,280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 52.7%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.26%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,921
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.76%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $10,346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 48.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 91.72%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $711
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $563
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $506
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 38|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): $348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 44|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $211
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $428
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,914
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $3,079
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.4%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 79.55%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 77.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $2,454
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 36|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 79.7%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,758
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,737
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,964
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.2%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $92
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 33|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,558
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 88.62%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,587
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2016-17): 91.36%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,752
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2017-18): 89.21%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,975
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $4,842
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 55|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 22.6%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 58.33%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 56.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): 1183
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 24.43%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 7|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 10|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 37.2%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 38.8%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 44.6%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $220
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $333
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): 10.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 33|56
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $62,350
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 41|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 9.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 33|56
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $64,350
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 41|56
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 51.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 48|56
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $72,650
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 48|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 48.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 49|56
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $76,402
Salary Ranking (2017-18): 50|56
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 165.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 15|56
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $102,622
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 27|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 125.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 28|56
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $102,622
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 21|56
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 19.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 5|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 15.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 20|56
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $5,666,460
2015-16 Actual: $394,062
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $6,060,522
2016-17 Actual: $434,554
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2015-16): 0
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0