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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: Roselle Boro (4540)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: Union
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending: $57,384,959
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,740
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,944
2016-17 Total Spending: $59,022,883
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,838
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,800
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,800
Revenue Sources, State: 53.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 42.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2016 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 86.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 163.1
10/15/16 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.59%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,655
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 66|71
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,074
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 59|72
2017-18 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,038
2017-18 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 57|73
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 68|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 61|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $10,415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 63|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 61.1%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,582
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 68|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.32%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 63|72
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.14%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $9,886
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 63|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 58%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 94.92%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 55|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 30|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 41|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.8%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 50|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 49|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 44|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.3%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,542
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 54|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 59|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $2,749
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 55|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 16.1%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,741
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 31|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 68.49%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,863
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 32|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 69.88%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $2,216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 51|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 80.61%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,952
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 64|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,839
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 57|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,904
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 59|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.2%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 70|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $148
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 73|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $72
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 70|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.4%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,672
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 68|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 85.66%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,544
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 60|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2016-17): 83.96%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,634
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 63|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2017-18): 85.82%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,803
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 50|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,724
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 41|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,724
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 35|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.1%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $812
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 37|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 45.04%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $787
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 30|73
% 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): 45.65%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): 777
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 26|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 45.07%
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): $198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 2|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 2|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 5|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.4%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.8%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 36.1%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 36%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $57
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $19
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): 14.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 2|71
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $59,056
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 11|71
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 14|71
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $58,125
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 8|71
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 86.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 19|71
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $62,157
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 12|71
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 82.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 25|71
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $61,933
Salary Ranking (2017-18): 9|71
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 163.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 17|71
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $112,441
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 14|71
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 169.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 11|71
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $112,404
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 12|71
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 12.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 54|71
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 15.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 21|71
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $14,393,508
2015-16 Actual: $-658,023
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $13,735,485
2016-17 Actual: $-554,286
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2015-16): $3,750,000
Actual Excess (2016-17): $3,740,000