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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: Essex Fells Boro (1400)
Operating Type K-6
County: Essex
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $5,134,471
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 225
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,781
2017-18 Total Spending: $5,754,332
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 231
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,882
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,882
Revenue Sources, State: 15.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 82.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 7.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 71.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 114
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.28%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,442
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45|56
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,141
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 43|56
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $20,516
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 45|56
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $12,195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 66.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $12,904
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 67.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $13,760
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 67.1%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $11,260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.33%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $11,966
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 62.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 92.73%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $12,312
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 60%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 89.48%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $554
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $570
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,056
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 56|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 5.1%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $381
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $368
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.9%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,445
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 26|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12.4%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,045
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 83.64%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,603
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 75.12%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,877
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 24|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 73.69%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,870
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,988
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 28|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.8%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,586
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 84.81%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,701
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 85.56%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,540
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 33|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 85.13%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,384
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.6%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 61.59%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 59.02%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 47.57%
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): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 5|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.022%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 5|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.021%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $5
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.026%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 22.9%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 24.8%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 26.7%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $110
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $618
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): 7.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 53|56
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $62,536
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 39|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 7.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 48|56
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $64,100
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 38|56
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 71.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 33|56
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $49,094
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 13|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 59.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 37|56
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $41,956
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 8|56
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 114.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 31|56
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $128,539
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 51|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 125.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 28|56
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $131,616
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 53|56
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 16.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 15|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 18.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 12|56
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $974,238
2016-17 Actual: $114,269
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $1,088,507
2017-18 Actual: $-136,588
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $200,000
Actual Excess (2017-18): $200,000