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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: Jackson Twp (2360)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: Ocean
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $163,550,500
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 8,514
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,210
2017-18 Total Spending: $169,751,200
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 8,282
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,496
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,496
Revenue Sources, State: 44.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 53.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.4%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12
  Student/Support Ratio: 69
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 198.2
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.61%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,693
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 25|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,395
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 31|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,332
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 31|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,077
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 16|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,418
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 20|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 58.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,956
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 19|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 58.4%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $7,487
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 13|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $7,860
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 19|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 54.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 93.37%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 16|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 53.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 92.18%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 59|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 31|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 54|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.9%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 74|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 69|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 75|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.7%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 37|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 45|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 16.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,606
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 43|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 17%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,009
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 45|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 89.33%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 59|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 88.77%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 54|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 86.95%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 25|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,427
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 32|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,486
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 30|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.7%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 65|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 47|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 44|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,086
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 20|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 81.04%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 27|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 80.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,196
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 26|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 80.48%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,499
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 36|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,568
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 41|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,665
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 42|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.9%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $880
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 46|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 58.71%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $932
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 51|97
% 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): 59.44%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1030
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 56|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 61.86%
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): $327
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 73|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $345
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 73|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $369
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 73|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.4%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 31.4%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 31.8%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 34.3%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $66
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $58
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $36
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 12.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 47|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $61,732
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 13|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 12.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 43|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $67,052
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 29|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 69.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 74|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $77,082
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 38|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 71.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 66|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $77,952
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 41|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 198.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 22|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $148,426
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 87|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 200.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 19|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $152,302
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 88|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 19.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 18|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 19.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 12|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $17,351,737
2016-17 Actual: $461,575
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $17,813,312
2017-18 Actual: $-364,013
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $3,571,138
Actual Excess (2017-18): $3,112,711