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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: Freehold Boro (1640)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: Monmouth
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $28,554,001
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,738
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,427
2017-18 Total Spending: $31,149,670
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,729
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,017
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,017
Revenue Sources, State: 50%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 38.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 11.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.3%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 97.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 152.8
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.49%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,105
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 6|76
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,991
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 6|74
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,247
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 4|74
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $6,962
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 5|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $7,538
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 7|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 62.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $7,609
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 4|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 62.1%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $6,665
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 6|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.73%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $7,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 7|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 59%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 93.87%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $7,154
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 5|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 58.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 94.02%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $151
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 5|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 16|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $226
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 15|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.8%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 42|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 50|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $228
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 45|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.9%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 11|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 10|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,860
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 8|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.2%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,497
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 13|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 88.58%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,626
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 14|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 88.66%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,601
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 10|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 86.08%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,495
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 26|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 28|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,676
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 27|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.7%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 22|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 21|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 17|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 29|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 85.69%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 31|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 85.73%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,417
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 32|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 84.55%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $886
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 3|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $957
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 4|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,007
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 2|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.2%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $448
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 11|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 50.56%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $512
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 16|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 4.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 53.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 578
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 19|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 57.4%
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): $73
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 21|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $78
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 19|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $97
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 27|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.8%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 37.8%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 40.1%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 42.7%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $173
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $44
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): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 12|74
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $52,277
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 3|74
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 21|74
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $52,910
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 3|74
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 97.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 11|74
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $63,760
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 19|74
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 95.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 8|74
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $69,562
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 29|74
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 152.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 36|74
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $116,546
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 21|74
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 151.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 35|74
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $116,546
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 21|74
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 13.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 56|74
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 14.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 53|74
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $3,619,294
2016-17 Actual: $786,136
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $4,405,430
2017-18 Actual: $152,225
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $635,048
Actual Excess (2017-18): $771,917