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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: Great Meadows Regional (1785)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: Warren
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $21,940,353
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,096
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,023
2017-18 Total Spending: $23,112,347
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,048
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,047
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,047
Revenue Sources, State: 34.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 62.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 82.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 115
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.78%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,642
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44|67
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,848
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 55|70
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,019
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 52|70
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,627
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 51|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 63.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $11,021
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 54|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 61.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $11,662
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 54|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 61.3%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,812
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 50|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.33%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,095
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 51|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 56.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 91.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,638
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 50|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 55.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 91.22%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $430
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 43|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $436
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 50|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $410
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 45|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.2%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 51|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $490
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 59|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $614
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 61|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.2%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 25|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,542
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 38|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,681
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 34|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.1%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 7|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 60.91%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,328
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 4|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 52.24%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 10|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 61.51%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,802
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 37|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,985
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 55|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,071
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 48|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.9%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 10|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 22|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 23|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,408
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 36|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 78.14%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,483
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 41|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 74.71%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,539
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 42|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 74.31%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,053
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 56|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 60|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,493
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 63|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.1%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $931
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 50|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 45.35%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,041
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 55|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 45.84%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 59|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 44.24%
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): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 4|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 2|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $112
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 17|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.6%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 36.4%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 36.9%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 36.9%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $46
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $71
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $57
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 9.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 59|70
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $61,650
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 31|70
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 9.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 62|70
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $61,970
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 28|70
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 82.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 22|70
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $60,267
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 25|70
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 70.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 31|70
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $61,135
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 22|70
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 115.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 45|70
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $101,880
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 22|70
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 131.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 29|70
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $103,032
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 20|70
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 13.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 36|70
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 16.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 14|70
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $683,284
2016-17 Actual: $748,100
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $1,431,384
2017-18 Actual: $458,162
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $46,372
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0