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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: Bernards Twp (0350)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: Somerset
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $107,513,489
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,549
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,376
2017-18 Total Spending: $113,102,934
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,443
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,778
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,778
Revenue Sources, State: 17.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 79.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 62.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 169
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.84%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,328
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,034
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 41|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,606
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 56|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,112
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 56|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 63.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,485
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 60|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 63.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 67|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 61.7%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 60|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.58%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,047
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 68|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 60.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 95.38%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,679
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 70|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 58.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 94.48%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $361
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 84|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 88|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $528
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 93|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.2%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 11|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 10|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 10|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 53|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,659
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 65|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 17.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,908
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 64|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 17.5%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,225
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 64|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 91.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 71|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 88.98%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,537
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 70|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 87.24%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 12|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 22|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,498
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 31|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 46|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 42|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 27|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,092
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 23|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 86.26%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 32|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 85.36%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 42|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 86.32%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 7|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 6|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,581
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 26|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.5%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 4|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 8.84%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 2|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 5.52%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 3|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 6.89%
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): $337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 78|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 80|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 78|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.3%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 22.9%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 23.3%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 24.7%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $25
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $17
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $148
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 75|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $67,898
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 39|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 67|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $70,525
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 43|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 62.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 87|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $77,145
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 39|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 59.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 90|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $81,900
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 52|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 169.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 54|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $136,735
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 70|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 159.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 63|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $140,857
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 72|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 17.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 36|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 16.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 47|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $18,751,803
2016-17 Actual: $2,486,889
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $21,238,692
2017-18 Actual: $1,244,447
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $2,434,243
Actual Excess (2017-18): $2,128,932