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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: Mercer County Special Services School Di (3103)
Operating Type CSSD
County: Mercer
Operating Type CSSD Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $43,725,401
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 576
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $75,901
2017-18 Total Spending: $44,020,199
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 563
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $78,213
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $78,213
Revenue Sources, State: 12.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 9.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 76.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 5.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 7.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 50
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 100%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $64,445
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 6|8
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $65,411
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 6|8
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $74,628
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 6|8
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $38,108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $38,899
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 59.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $43,008
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 57.6%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $37,445
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 98.26%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $38,181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 58.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 98.15%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $42,143
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 56.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 97.99%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.6%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $432
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.6%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $15,398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 23.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $15,617
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 23.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $17,911
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 24%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $14,846
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 23%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 96.42%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $15,151
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 23.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 97.02%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $17,036
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 22.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 95.11%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $5,694
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $5,895
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $6,958
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.3%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.077%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $4,855
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 85.27%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $4,935
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 83.72%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $5,642
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 81.09%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $5,072
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $4,904
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $6,502
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.7%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,448
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 48.27%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 46.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 3127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 48.09%
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): $92
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.0063%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 41.8%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 41.4%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 47.5%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $123
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $230
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $257
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 5.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 1|8
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $89,925
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 8|8
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 5.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 4|8
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $78,165
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 5|8
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 7.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 3|8
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $90,910
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 7|8
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 7.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 3|8
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $90,545
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 6|8
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 50.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 1|8
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $97,777
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 2|8
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 41.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 2|8
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $89,921
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 1|8
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 15.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 2|8
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 13.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 3|8
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $14,096,467
2016-17 Actual: $-4,269,591
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $9,826,876
2017-18 Actual: $1,205,177
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0
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