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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: Sandyston-Walpack Twp (4650)
Operating Type K-6
County: Sussex
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending: $3,415,419
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 149
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,863
2016-17 Total Spending: $3,549,388
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 152
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,372
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,372
Revenue Sources, State: 26%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 60.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 13.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2016 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 149
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 149
10/15/16 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.77%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,509
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 50|56
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,838
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 47|56
2017-18 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,917
2017-18 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 40|56
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $12,414
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $12,199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 64.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $12,635
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 66.8%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11,454
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.27%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $11,102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 91.01%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $11,348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 60%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 89.81%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $557
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $697
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $985
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 56|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.2%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $402
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $400
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.6%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,856
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $2,491
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.2%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 43.42%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 7|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 43.31%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $804
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 4.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 32.28%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,060
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $2,096
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.1%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.063%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 28|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,769
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 85.87%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,859
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2016-17): 87.52%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2017-18): 86.36%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,566
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,602
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.5%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $588
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 33.02%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $638
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 40.74%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): 622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 12|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 38.83%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 17|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.1%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 34%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 32.8%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $364
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): 0
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): 8.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 45|56
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $60,771
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 36|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 8.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 44|56
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $61,349
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 31|56
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 149.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 4|56
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $53,205
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 19|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 88.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 17|56
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $35,558
Salary Ranking (2017-18): 8|56
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 149.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|56
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $115,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 45|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 141.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 22|56
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $115,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 42|56
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 18.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 18.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 8|56
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,133,555
2015-16 Actual: $-486,499
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $1,647,056
2016-17 Actual: $-173,924
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2015-16): $78,344
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0