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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: Asbury Park City (0100)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: Monmouth
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $83,142,094
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,250
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $36,957
2017-18 Total Spending: $81,262,753
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,917
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $42,382
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $42,382
Revenue Sources, State: 86.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 8.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.7%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 38.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 77.8
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.04%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $30,930
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 73|74
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $32,048
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 75|75
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $28,060
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 75|75
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $15,695
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 73|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 50.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $16,685
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 52.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $14,699
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 52.4%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $13,835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 73|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 44.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 88.15%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $14,861
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 46.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 89.07%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $13,135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 46.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 89.36%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $722
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 73|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $793
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $783
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.8%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 72|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,031
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 74|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $782
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 74|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.8%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,294
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 73|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 26.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $7,600
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 23.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $6,801
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 24.2%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $6,847
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 73|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 22.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 82.55%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $6,681
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 20.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 87.91%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $5,866
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 20.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 86.25%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,018
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 67|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 6.2%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 48|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $74
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,535
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 58|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 76.07%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 79.42%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,493
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 5.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 85.46%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,907
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 73|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $4,537
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.6%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,567
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 73|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 65.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,901
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 63.94%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 2420
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 63.53%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
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 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): N.R.
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $719
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 72|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $757
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 74|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $697
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 72|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.5%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 32.1%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 35.7%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 39.7%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $24
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $49
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $37
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 8.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 75|75
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $75,650
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 64|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 8.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 73|75
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $78,735
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 66|75
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 38.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 75|75
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $88,700
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 68|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 38.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 74|75
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $89,350
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 66|75
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 77.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 75|75
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $138,449
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 63|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 84.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 74|75
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $142,603
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 65|75
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 10.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 72|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 11.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 66|75
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $9,316,957
2016-17 Actual: $772,640
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $10,089,597
2017-18 Actual: $1,432,992
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $3,225,695
Actual Excess (2017-18): $4,220,446