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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: Cedar Grove Twp (0760)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: Essex
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $35,130,347
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,642
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,402
2017-18 Total Spending: $35,491,429
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,606
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,098
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,098
Revenue Sources, State: 16.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 81.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 68.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 131
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.81%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,205
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 25|50
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,506
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 22|49
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,578
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 24|49
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,183
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 15|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,616
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 17|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 55.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 20|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 55.1%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $7,912
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 19|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 52%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.69%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 54%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 97.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,916
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 53.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 97.54%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 19|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $169
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 3|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.8%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 4|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $73
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 7|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $89
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 6|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.5%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 23|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 21|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 17|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.5%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,730
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 17|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 74.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,823
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 18|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 78.07%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 17|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 78.02%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,094
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 43|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,016
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.5%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 48|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.5%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,676
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 42|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 80.04%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,740
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 86.31%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,866
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 83.08%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,067
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 44|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,954
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 47|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 57.14%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 59.67%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1307
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 60.51%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.045%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $6
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.037%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.042%
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $535
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 34|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $574
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $620
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 31|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.7%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 28.7%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 29.1%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 32.7%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $23
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $17
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $6
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 32|49
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $58,176
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 7|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 33|49
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $61,222
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 9|49
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 68.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 27|49
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $69,105
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 24|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 67.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 26|49
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $74,522
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 33|49
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 131.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 18|49
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $122,793
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 26|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 140.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 7|49
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $131,901
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 34|49
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 14.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 12|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 15.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 3|49
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $4,647,026
2016-17 Actual: $-1,570,391
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $3,076,635
2017-18 Actual: $583,794
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $688,563
Actual Excess (2017-18): $804,389