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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: Sparta Twp (4960)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: Sussex
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending: $72,762,169
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,308
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,996
2016-17 Total Spending: $73,318,545
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,283
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,335
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,335
Revenue Sources, State: 19.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 78.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2016 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12
  Student/Support Ratio: 85.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 124.7
10/15/16 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.42%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,588
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 53|71
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,539
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 52|72
2017-18 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,147
2017-18 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 59|73
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,874
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 51|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,023
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 54|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $10,348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 61|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 60.3%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,527
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 54|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.09%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,686
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 56|72
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.27%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $9,997
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 64|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 58.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 96.61%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 44|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 37|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 32|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.6%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 14|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 11|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 12|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,769
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 61|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,728
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 60|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $2,699
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 53|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.7%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,494
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 65|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 90.07%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,525
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 65|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 92.56%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $2,365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 56|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 87.63%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,760
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 55|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,683
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 44|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,799
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 47|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.5%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $68
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 65|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 37|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 62|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,486
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 58|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 84.43%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,424
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 44|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2016-17): 84.61%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,480
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 48|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2017-18): 82.27%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,760
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 46|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 38|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,830
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 41|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.7%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $890
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 44|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 50.57%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $890
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 43|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 52.76%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): 972
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 44|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 53.11%
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): $370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 29|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 27|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $403
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 28|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.4%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.5%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 28.4%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 31.9%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $55
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $76
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $18
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 33|71
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $77,820
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 70|71
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 46|71
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $79,115
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 68|71
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 85.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 23|71
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $87,395
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 66|71
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 78.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 31|71
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $88,510
Salary Ranking (2017-18): 65|71
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 124.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 64|71
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $118,443
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 26|71
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 127.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 58|71
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $121,146
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 26|71
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 11.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 66|71
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 12.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 58|71
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $4,305,774
2015-16 Actual: $1,288,501
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $5,594,275
2016-17 Actual: $2,949,645
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2015-16): $750,000
Actual Excess (2016-17): $750,000