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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: Cranford Twp (0980)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: Union
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $71,723,434
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,920
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,296
2017-18 Total Spending: $75,557,794
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,902
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,366
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,366
Revenue Sources, State: 17.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 76.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 4.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 73.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 161.8
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.23%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,563
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 42|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,978
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,544
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 35|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,885
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 47|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 48|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 42|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 60.4%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,536
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 53|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.07%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,762
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 54|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 58.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 96.17%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,048
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 49|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 96.33%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $226
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 41|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 32|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $212
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 20|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.4%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 32|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 30|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 31|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.9%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 44|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 44|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,525
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 38|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16.2%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,024
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 49|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 87.39%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 53|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 89.38%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 51|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 89.27%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,577
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 58|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 55|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,675
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 53|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.8%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 56|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 58|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 50|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 72|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 88.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 75|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 89.07%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,492
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 73|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 89.07%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 23|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 29|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,556
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 22|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $895
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 48|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 62.98%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $951
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 56|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 64.65%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 986
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 48|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 63.37%
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): $346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 79|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 77|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 79|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.4%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 31.8%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 33.4%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 36.7%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $16
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $24
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): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 55|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $66,199
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 30|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 52|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $66,199
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 23|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 73.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 60|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $66,199
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 9|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 75.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 48|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $66,199
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 7|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 161.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 61|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $124,353
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 32|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 144.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 78|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $130,534
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 46|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 16.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 58|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 82|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $1,683,461
2016-17 Actual: $456,821
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $2,140,282
2017-18 Actual: $-592,485
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $20,864
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0