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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: Jamesburg Boro (2370)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: Middlesex
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $14,795,845
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 951
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,562
2017-18 Total Spending: $16,932,009
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 983
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,221
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,221
Revenue Sources, State: 45%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 48.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.8%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 106.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 126.2
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.1%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,892
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 1|67
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,879
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2|70
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,998
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 1|70
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $6,778
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $7,303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 1|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 61.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 4|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 62.7%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $5,649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 51.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 83.34%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $5,741
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 1|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 48.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 78.61%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $6,622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 1|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 50.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 81.3%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 19|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $536
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 61|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 4.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 26|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.3%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $854
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 66|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,026
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 69|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 70|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.4%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 2|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,717
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 4|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,905
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 3|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.7%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,041
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 3|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 75.33%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 5|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 78.45%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,561
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 8|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 81.94%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,694
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 23|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,699
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 23|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,822
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 24|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 35|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 39|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 48|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.5%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 25|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 77.57%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 27|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 75.87%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 24|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 75.74%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,007
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 4|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,072
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 2|70
% 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): $571
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 17|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 56.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 17|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 50.31%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 555
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 11|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 51.77%
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): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 5|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 5|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 7|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.4%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 31.3%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 33.1%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 38%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $60
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $449
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $199
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 4|70
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $57,293
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 14|70
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 21|70
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $56,075
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 8|70
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 106.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 7|70
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $58,068
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 18|70
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 106.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 6|70
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $62,550
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 28|70
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 126.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 34|70
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $107,164
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 24|70
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 106.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 56|70
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $111,021
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 34|70
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 11.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 58|70
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 10.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 60|70
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $1,692,684
2016-17 Actual: $847,301
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $2,539,985
2017-18 Actual: $150,035
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $736,466
Actual Excess (2017-18): $89,448