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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: Dover Town (1110)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: Morris
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $52,780,702
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,286
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,062
2017-18 Total Spending: $54,049,003
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,378
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,001
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,001
Revenue Sources, State: 61.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 26.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 2.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 2%
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.3%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 121.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 152.9
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.43%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,241
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 1|74
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,238
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 1|75
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,307
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 1|75
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $6,797
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 5|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 66.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $6,743
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 65.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $7,315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 64.7%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $6,179
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 2|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 90.91%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $5,957
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 3|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 88.34%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $6,723
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 59.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 91.91%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 68|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $527
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $339
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $171
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 42|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.2%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $965
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $956
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 1|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,062
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 1|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.4%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $890
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 92.23%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $888
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 1|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 92.89%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $971
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 1|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 91.43%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 5|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 6|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12.2%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 4|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 6|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 3|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.1%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,052
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 8|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 86.66%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 86.83%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 87.19%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $968
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 2|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $985
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 2|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 2|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.3%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $540
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 13|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 55.79%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $546
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 14|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 55.43%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 675
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 18|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 58.19%
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): $267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 9|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $354
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.1%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 29.8%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 31.4%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 30.5%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $80
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $191
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $31
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 13.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 3|75
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $63,342
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 24|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 13.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 1|75
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $62,170
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 15|75
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 121.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 1|75
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $65,794
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 18|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 123.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 1|75
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $68,327
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 26|75
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 152.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 26|75
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $115,473
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 17|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 143.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 33|75
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $106,659
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 2|75
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 12.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 62|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 11.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 68|75
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $10,436,486
2016-17 Actual: $-1,011,433
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $9,425,053
2017-18 Actual: $-385,453
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0