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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: Byram Twp (0640)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: Sussex
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $18,105,362
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 874
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,718
2017-18 Total Spending: $18,039,001
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 849
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,253
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,253
Revenue Sources, State: 34.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 63.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 67.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 140.5
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 19.22%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,100
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 38|76
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,708
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|74
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,127
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 36|74
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 39|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,454
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 36|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 60.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 34|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 59.5%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 43|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.14%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 39|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 58.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 97.26%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,797
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 41|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 57.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 96.16%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $440
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 64|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 12|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 41|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.1%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.058%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 6|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 1|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,555
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 52|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,757
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 49|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 17.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,083
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 53|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 18%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,046
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 39|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 80.08%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 44|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 81.36%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,543
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 46|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 82.48%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 38|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,678
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 33|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,874
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 40|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.9%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 19|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 31|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 47|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.3%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 34|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 80.74%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 30|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 80.21%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,432
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 33|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 76.41%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,532
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 33|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,651
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 38|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,811
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 35|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.6%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 36|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 48.43%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $794
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 40|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 48.09%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 881
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 39|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 48.65%
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): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 6|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.074%
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): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 36|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 33|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 33|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.7%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 30.5%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 29.7%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 31.4%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $152
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $41
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $114
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 9.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 61|74
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $62,812
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 22|74
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 9.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 60|74
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $66,840
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 34|74
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 67.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 44|74
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $67,702
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 26|74
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 64.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 44|74
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $72,770
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 38|74
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 140.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 48|74
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $112,659
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 15|74
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 135.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 50|74
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $115,113
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 18|74
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 16.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 33|74
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 16.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 36|74
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $3,186,460
2016-17 Actual: $364,997
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $3,551,457
2017-18 Actual: $726,416
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0