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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: Burlington City (0600)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: Burlington
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $49,546,278
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,741
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $28,460
2017-18 Total Spending: $52,002,158
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,726
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $30,134
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $30,134
Revenue Sources, State: 67.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 23.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 5.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.7%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 49.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 107.6
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 18.59%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,803
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 43|50
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,218
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 42|49
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,806
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 41|49
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,930
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 41|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 56.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $11,261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 56.9%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 32|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 50.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 89.82%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 50.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 89.87%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,786
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 49.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 86.9%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 34|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $636
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.2%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 47|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $699
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $839
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4.2%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 45|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,409
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 18.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,808
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 19.2%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 46|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 89.24%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,035
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 16.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 89.03%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,282
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 86.19%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,929
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 37|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,943
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,985
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 39|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.4%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,545
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 36|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 80.09%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,615
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 83.12%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,598
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 31|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 80.5%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,070
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 45|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,045
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $886
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 33|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 42.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $943
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 46.11%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 924
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 42.54%
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): $483
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 25|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $500
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.7%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 30%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 30.9%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 32.5%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $26
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $32
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): 9.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 40|49
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $64,997
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 27|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 9.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 42|49
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $66,766
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 27|49
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 49.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 43|49
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $61,129
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 11|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 48.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 43|49
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $61,554
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 9|49
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 107.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 34|49
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $108,972
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 10|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 110.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 30|49
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $111,427
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 13|49
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 13.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 28|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 13.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 16|49
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $5,435,708
2016-17 Actual: $32,114
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $5,467,822
2017-18 Actual: $-276,379
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $2,112,247
Actual Excess (2017-18): $1,017,273