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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: Jersey City (2390)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: Hudson
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $719,979,144
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 30,851
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,337
2017-18 Total Spending: $725,612,663
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 27,878
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,028
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $26,028
Revenue Sources, State: 79.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 16.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.2%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 72.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 203.3
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.46%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,706
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 90|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,781
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 93|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,621
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 74|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,772
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 88|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $11,828
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 93|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 59.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 77|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 59.8%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 90|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.89%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $11,387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 94|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 57.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 96.27%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 87|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 97.32%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 55|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 37|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 7|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.9%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 49|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 48|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 30|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.7%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,678
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 71|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,943
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 81|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,722
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 49|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.4%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 75|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 90.18%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,600
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 83|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 88.35%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 66|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 90.34%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,732
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 77|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,886
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 85|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,764
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 69|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 78|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 81|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 85|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.3%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,463
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 79|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 84.47%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,578
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 86|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 83.67%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,454
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 63|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 82.43%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 89|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,909
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 96|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 84|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.9%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,424
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 90|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 60.75%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,950
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 96|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 67.03%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 95|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 72.54%
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): $152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 14|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 17|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $96
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 4|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.5%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 29.2%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 31.6%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 30.2%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $38
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $41
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $25
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 65|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $75,760
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 79|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 67|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $87,130
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 92|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 72.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 63|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $105,580
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 96|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 69.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 73|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $107,230
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 97|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 203.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 18|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $141,100
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 75|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 209.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 12|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $143,600
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 77|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 20.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 11|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 21.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 6|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $78,677,552
2016-17 Actual: $-9,260,973
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $69,416,579
2017-18 Actual: $-15,470,049
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $222,157
Actual Excess (2017-18): $4,838,871