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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: Chester Twp (0820)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: Morris
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $25,955,846
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,129
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,984
2017-18 Total Spending: $27,327,737
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,076
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,393
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $25,393
Revenue Sources, State: 18%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 79.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.3%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 55.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 152.6
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.36%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,252
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 55|76
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,432
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 59|74
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,446
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 55|74
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,461
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 49|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,054
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 48|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 57.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,417
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 41|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 56.5%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 46|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.76%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 46|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 53.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 93.05%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 35|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 52.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 92.37%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $423
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 59|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $482
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 65|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $474
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 59|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.6%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 45|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $217
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 48|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 55|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.7%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,579
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 54|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,786
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 51|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 16%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 51|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16.5%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 48|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 84.99%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,467
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 54|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 88.55%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,693
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 51|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 88.27%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,009
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 71|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,057
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 69|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 69|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.7%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 30|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 10|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.08%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 12|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.1%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,569
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 63|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 78.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,752
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 67|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 85.17%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,798
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 67|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 83.36%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,877
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 61|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 67|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,440
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 66|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.2%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $870
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 50|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 46.35%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,008
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 56|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 45.84%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 59|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 48.61%
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): $226
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 72|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 71|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 71|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.5%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 26.1%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 26.2%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 29.2%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $185
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $324
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $242
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): $64,321
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 30|74
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 48|74
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $65,836
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 29|74
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 55.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 62|74
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $73,055
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 41|74
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 53.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 64|74
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $76,265
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 51|74
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 152.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 37|74
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $140,128
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 65|74
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 155.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 30|74
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $143,981
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 67|74
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 18.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 15|74
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 17.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 17|74
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $5,892,984
2016-17 Actual: $824,180
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $6,717,164
2017-18 Actual: $316,115
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0