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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: Linden City (2660)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: Union
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $135,115,682
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,175
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,882
2017-18 Total Spending: $142,607,852
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,222
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,920
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,920
Revenue Sources, State: 30.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 66.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 75.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 134.7
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.04%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,577
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 66|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,403
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 76|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,416
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 72|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,506
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 75|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,002
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 79|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 61%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,623
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 82|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 61%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,952
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 76|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.17%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 78|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 57.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 93.71%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 84|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 58.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 95.25%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $223
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 38|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 67|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $218
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 25|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.3%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 73|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 67|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 55|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.6%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 33|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 42|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,537
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 39|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.6%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,926
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 36|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 89.79%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 51|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 90.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 50|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 88.41%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,750
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 79|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,754
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 75|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,910
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 81|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 46|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 27|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 60|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,487
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 82|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 84.97%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,520
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 82|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 86.66%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,583
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 81|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 82.88%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,963
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 76|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,066
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 80|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,085
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 73|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 78|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 58.38%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 81|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 57.65%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 77|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 59.86%
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): $209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 32|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 35|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 42|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.5%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 29.4%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 31.3%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 31.1%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $88
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $54
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $76
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 10.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 85|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $65,739
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 26|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 10.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 89|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $69,091
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 37|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 75.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 49|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $82,835
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 63|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 73.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 57|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $84,659
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 66|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 134.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 86|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $131,217
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 52|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 140.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 82|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $136,737
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 62|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 82|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 15.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 69|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $25,413,851
2016-17 Actual: $360,308
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $25,774,158
2017-18 Actual: $206,743
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $2,885,601
Actual Excess (2017-18): $2,227,505