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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: Howell Twp (2290)
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: $128,118,209
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,977
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,436
2017-18 Total Spending: $131,327,204
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,818
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,573
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,573
Revenue Sources, State: 38.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 59.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 63.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 155.7
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.16%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,456
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 47|76
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,264
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44|74
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,977
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 48|74
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 40|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 39|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 59.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 39|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 57.7%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,891
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 48|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.08%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 42|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 57%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 96.21%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 45|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 55.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 96.31%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 9|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 2|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 2|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.9%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 47|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 51|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 44|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.2%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,432
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 43|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 41|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,827
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 39|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.7%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 58|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 98.07%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,496
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 56|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 98.66%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,780
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 57|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 98.34%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,703
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 43|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,703
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 35|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,894
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 44|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.5%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 27|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 19|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 23|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 52|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 85.67%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,478
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 42|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 86.79%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,616
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 50|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 85.32%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,845
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 59|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 65|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,550
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 70|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.2%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,131
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 66|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 61.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,061
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 61|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 49.37%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 61|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 48.63%
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): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 5|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.065%
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): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 26|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 23|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $96
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 25|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.5%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 32.5%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 31%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 42.5%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $352
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $42
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $285
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 27|74
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $73,375
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 63|74
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 26|74
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $77,975
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 67|74
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 63.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 51|74
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $78,975
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 58|74
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 62.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 52|74
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $80,475
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 58|74
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 155.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 35|74
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $148,368
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 71|74
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 147.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 38|74
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $150,663
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 72|74
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 15.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 37|74
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 15.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 44|74
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $17,748,998
2016-17 Actual: $4,003,901
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $22,107,506
2017-18 Actual: $2,759,549
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $3,000,000
Actual Excess (2017-18): $3,000,000