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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: Bethlehem Twp (0370)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: Hunterdon
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $10,162,116
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 371
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $27,415
2017-18 Total Spending: $10,674,684
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 372
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $28,696
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $28,696
Revenue Sources, State: 28.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 69.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 44.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 92.5
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 20.81%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,796
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 63|75
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,370
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 60|75
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $22,354
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 62|75
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $11,144
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $11,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 52.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $12,300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 55%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,505
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 50.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.27%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,789
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 50.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $11,388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 50.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 92.59%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 22|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.7%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 29|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.4%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $4,659
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 69|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 22.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $4,784
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 22.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $4,658
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 20.8%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $4,126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 88.56%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $4,258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 19.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 89.01%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,892
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 17.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 83.56%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,025
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,024
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,031
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.1%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $131
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $80
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.3%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,648
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 81.38%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,651
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 81.57%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 83.16%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,753
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,067
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.9%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $943
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 34.25%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,002
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 32.67%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1074
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 34.62%
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): $215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.2%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 34.5%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 35.8%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 35.2%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $44
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $84
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): 0
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 8.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 49|75
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $56,105
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 16|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 7.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 52|75
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $60,150
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 35|75
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 44.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 65|75
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $64,320
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 51|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 42.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 66|75
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $71,000
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 61|75
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 92.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 38|75
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $100,565
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 35|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 88.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 42|75
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $102,543
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 44|75
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 13.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 20|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 13.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 18|75
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $2,259,034
2016-17 Actual: $443,074
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $2,702,546
2017-18 Actual: $127,600
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $357,089
Actual Excess (2017-18): $351,849