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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 Twp (1610)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: Somerset
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $169,213,489
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,361
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,987
2017-18 Total Spending: $175,563,778
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,238
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,255
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,255
Revenue Sources, State: 20%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 74.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.9%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 76.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 160.7
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.69%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,127
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 51|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,709
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 57|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,729
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 58|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,610
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 37|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,921
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 40|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 56.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,225
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 30|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 55.1%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $7,779
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 23|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 51.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 90.35%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,044
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 27|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 51.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 90.17%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 18|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 49.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 89.82%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 23|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 45|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 37|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.5%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $642
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 91|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 91|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $694
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 92|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4.1%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,643
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 67|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,788
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 72|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 17.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,029
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 77|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 18.1%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 62|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 83.31%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 65|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 82.07%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,467
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 67|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 81.45%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,642
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 71|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,757
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 76|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,896
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 80|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.3%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 52|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 72|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 60|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 69|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 83.43%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,404
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 69|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 79.91%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,583
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 81|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 83.49%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,960
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 75|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,976
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 74|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 80|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.7%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 86|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 63.21%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 83|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 65.38%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1457
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 88|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 63.38%
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): $242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 42|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 41|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 41|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.5%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 26.5%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 25.5%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 32.3%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $149
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $55
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $24
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 10.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 93|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $59,873
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 7|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 9.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 97|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $60,558
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 9|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 76.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 47|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $73,952
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 27|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 67.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 77|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $72,322
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 20|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 160.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 62|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $126,283
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 40|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 148.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 75|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $127,665
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 33|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 18.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 31|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 17.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 35|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $16,204,494
2016-17 Actual: $4,201,230
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $20,405,724
2017-18 Actual: $1,965,313
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $1,793,477
Actual Excess (2017-18): $1,900,000