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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: Livingston Twp (2730)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: Essex
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $131,743,315
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,997
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,970
2017-18 Total Spending: $138,912,713
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,043
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,986
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,986
Revenue Sources, State: 17.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 80.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 1%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 66.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 157.4
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.96%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,848
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 72|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,004
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 64|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,477
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 53|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,975
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 85|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,079
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 80|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 63%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 72|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 62.9%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,554
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 85|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.78%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,749
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 83|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 60.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 96.73%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 82|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 61%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 97.05%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 74|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 46|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 50|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.7%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $92
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 23|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 23|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 9|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,580
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 60|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 56|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 16.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,740
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 51|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16.6%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 67|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 87.91%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,312
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 67|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 89.47%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,426
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 63|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 88.54%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,657
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 72|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,695
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 69|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,681
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 56|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.2%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 58|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 39|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 39|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 52|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 77.61%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 59|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 80.12%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 50|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 79.18%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 12|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 12|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 9|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $789
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 34|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 61.07%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $783
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 34|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 60.37%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 782
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 28|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 59.65%
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): $303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 61|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 59|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 62|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 21.7%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 22.2%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 24.8%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $9
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $9
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $8
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 35|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $85,235
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 90|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 34|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $83,189
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 88|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 66.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 78|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $88,001
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 76|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 67.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 79|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $85,929
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 70|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 157.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 65|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $131,048
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 50|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 162.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 60|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $135,478
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 61|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 15.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 70|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 15.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 60|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $8,239,825
2016-17 Actual: $116,503
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $8,356,328
2017-18 Actual: $-825,547
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $717,181
Actual Excess (2017-18): $788,946