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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: Bedminster Twp (0240)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: Somerset
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $19,005,262
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 805
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,614
2017-18 Total Spending: $19,222,112
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 788
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,392
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,392
Revenue Sources, State: 12.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 50.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 114.6
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.42%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,906
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 56|67
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,819
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 61|70
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $21,742
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 67|70
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,882
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 55|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $12,839
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 67|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 68.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $13,290
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 69|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 61.1%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,386
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 57|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.44%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $12,229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 68|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 65%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 95.25%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $12,483
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 67|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 57.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 93.93%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 5|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $212
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 12|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $274
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 20|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.3%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 50|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 52|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $533
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 58|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.5%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,657
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 64|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 20.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,812
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 51|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,965
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 65|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 18.2%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,083
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 63|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 84.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,396
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 56|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 85.21%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,390
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 66|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 85.5%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,578
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 16|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 3|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,867
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 29|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.6%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $94
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 59|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 48|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $86
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 61|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.4%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,379
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 30|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 87.39%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 11|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 86.75%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,634
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 45|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 87.52%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 26|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,688
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 38|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,233
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 55|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.3%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $790
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 35|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 51.63%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $628
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 22|70
% 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): 37.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 994
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 48|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 44.51%
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): $247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 61|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 47|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 66|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.7%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 29.7%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 31.5%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 39.2%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $174
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): 0
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $57
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 9.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 50|70
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $71,416
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 54|70
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 9.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 53|70
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $69,045
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 48|70
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 50.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 66|70
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $78,561
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 62|70
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 49.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 65|70
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $78,265
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 61|70
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 114.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 47|70
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $123,624
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 50|70
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 107.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 53|70
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $133,302
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 64|70
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 32|70
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 13.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 36|70
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $1,175,073
2016-17 Actual: $465,776
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $1,640,849
2017-18 Actual: $961,980
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $465,059
Actual Excess (2017-18): $258,962