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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: Cranbury Twp (0970)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: Middlesex
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $18,287,203
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 746
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,519
2017-18 Total Spending: $18,774,171
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 748
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,094
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $25,094
Revenue Sources, State: 12.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 87.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 55.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 93.6
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.68%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,275
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 65|67
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,545
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 67|70
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,401
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 23|70
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $12,474
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 65|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $13,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 69|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 61.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 25|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 60.8%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $11,363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 64|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 91.09%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $11,671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 65|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 54.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 88.08%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 18|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 54%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 88.83%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $702
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 66|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $870
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 68|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $493
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 53|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.2%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $410
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 53|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $710
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 65|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $552
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 59|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.6%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,462
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 62|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,306
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 61|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,474
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 26|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16.1%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,034
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 62|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 87.64%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,891
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 64|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 87.45%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 33|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 85.49%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,023
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 56|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,095
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 61|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 5|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.1%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $69
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 50|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 62|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 48|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.4%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,618
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 57|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 79.98%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,668
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 55|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 79.62%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 8|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 82.25%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,861
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 67|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,478
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 66|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,865
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 33|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12.1%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 62|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 44.08%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $967
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 52|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 39.02%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 621
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 18|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 33.3%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $62
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 6|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 4|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.04%
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): $377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 65|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 65|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 62|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.8%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 31.4%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 32.5%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 38.9%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $51
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $196
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $11
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 8.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 67|70
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $65,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 43|70
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 8.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 67|70
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $67,760
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 45|70
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 55.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 59|70
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $70,900
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 52|70
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 61.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 51|70
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $74,160
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 58|70
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 93.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 65|70
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $116,733
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 44|70
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 79.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 69|70
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $108,718
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 31|70
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 12.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 50|70
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 10.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 62|70
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $4,254,311
2016-17 Actual: $461,552
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $4,715,863
2017-18 Actual: $761,699
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0