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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: Hopatcong (2240)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: Sussex
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $41,928,977
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,600
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,200
2017-18 Total Spending: $42,430,199
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,582
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,815
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $26,815
Revenue Sources, State: 39.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 58.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 47.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 95.9
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 20.21%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,998
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 48|50
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,840
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45|49
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $20,841
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 45|49
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $11,277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 47|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $11,527
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 55.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $12,127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 58.2%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 44|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 51.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 91.71%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,913
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 52.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 94.67%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,913
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 52.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 89.99%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $679
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 50|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 32|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $798
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.8%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 44|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,611
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 17.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.8%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,921
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 45|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 90.02%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,279
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 90.81%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,995
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 90.9%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 49|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.8%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 50|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.3%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,064
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 49|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 87.05%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,912
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 83.24%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,000
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 89.09%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,503
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 50|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,762
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 49|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 49|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.7%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,362
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 50|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 54.41%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 49|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 49.75%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 53.71%
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): $590
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 37|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $729
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.5%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 30.1%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 32%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 39%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $56
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): 0
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): 10.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 37|49
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $83,685
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 47|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 10.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 31|49
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $83,835
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 46|49
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 47.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 46|49
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $85,575
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 44|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 46.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 46|49
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $73,415
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 31|49
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 95.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 44|49
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $132,569
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 42|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 106.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 34|49
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $145,113
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 46|49
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 11.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 38|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 12.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 28|49
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $5,267,015
2016-17 Actual: $-436,287
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $4,830,728
2017-18 Actual: $-437,632
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $803,160
Actual Excess (2017-18): $989,879