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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: Franklin Boro (1570)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: Sussex
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $9,974,997
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 494
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,192
2017-18 Total Spending: $10,114,505
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 492
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,571
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,571
Revenue Sources, State: 44%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 51.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 61.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 142.7
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 21.73%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,159
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 39|67
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,389
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|70
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $21,804
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 68|70
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,436
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 32|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 40|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $13,138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 66|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 60.3%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,972
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 34|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.08%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,511
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 44|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 58%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 97.24%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $12,633
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 69|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 57.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 96.16%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 37|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 10|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 43|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.7%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 21|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 13|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 17|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.6%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,515
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 40|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,411
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 35|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 54|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.9%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,044
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 39|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 81.27%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,855
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 32|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 76.94%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,457
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 51|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 75.58%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,844
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 41|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 32|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 62|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.1%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 33|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 18|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 35|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,540
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 47|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 83.51%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,503
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 44|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 82.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,777
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 60|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 80.3%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 59|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 56|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,836
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 66|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,046
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 59|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 49.25%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 57|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 52.52%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 66|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 50.11%
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): $204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 51|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 62|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 64|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.5%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 32.1%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 34.5%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 46.7%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $32
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $8
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): 8.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 63|70
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $62,055
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 33|70
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 9.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 58|70
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $65,619
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 42|70
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 61.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 46|70
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $84,755
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 67|70
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 62.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 49|70
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $72,179
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 49|70
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 142.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 18|70
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $117,736
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 45|70
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 109.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 51|70
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $106,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 25|70
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): 7|70
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 13.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 34|70
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $2,108,993
2016-17 Actual: $198,886
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $2,307,879
2017-18 Actual: $394,182
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $636,743
Actual Excess (2017-18): $599,768