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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: Lower Cape May Regional (2820)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: Cape May
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $34,033,014
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,374
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,770
2017-18 Total Spending: $35,809,243
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,366
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,214
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $26,214
Revenue Sources, State: 38.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 58.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 74.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 141.1
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 24.81%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,682
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 30|46
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,101
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 27|46
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,229
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 26|46
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,673
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,732
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 59.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $11,186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 58.2%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 41|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.94%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 41|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 57.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 97.45%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,726
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 38|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 55.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 95.89%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $226
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 26|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.1%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 2|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 2|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.3%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,901
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,882
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 5|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 5|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.4%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,699
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 89.37%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,750
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 92.99%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,957
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 89.36%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,773
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 25|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,872
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 29|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,081
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 34|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.8%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $6
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.031%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 10|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 5|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.1%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 77.33%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 72.97%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,400
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 67.28%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 38|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,508
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 42|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,667
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 36|46
% 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): $1,126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 36|46
% 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): 49.02%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 34|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 47.73%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 38|46
% 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): 48.29%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 8|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $112
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 8|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.6%
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $754
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 12|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $800
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 4.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4.1%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 25.9%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 27%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 29%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $357
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $856
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $490
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 27|46
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $83,928
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 39|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 30|46
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $86,642
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 38|46
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 74.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 29|46
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $75,760
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 20|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 68.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 30|46
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $77,766
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 20|46
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 141.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 13|46
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $114,462
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 12|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 129.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 15|46
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $117,537
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 15|46
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 14.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 4|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 13.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 6|46
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $7,060,424
2016-17 Actual: $2,427,867
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $9,488,291
2017-18 Actual: $1,771,105
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $1,916,137
Actual Excess (2017-18): $1,831,076
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