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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: Milford Boro (3180)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: Hunterdon
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $2,665,020
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 85
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $31,446
2017-18 Total Spending: $2,544,999
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 77
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $33,109
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $33,109
Revenue Sources, State: 24.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 71.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 5.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 350
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 54.3
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.57%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,075
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 69|75
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,694
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 69|75
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $27,042
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 66|75
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $13,198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 52.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $14,937
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 68|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 56%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $15,325
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 68|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 56.7%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $11,812
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 47.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 89.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $13,486
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 69|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 50.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 90.29%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $13,448
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 49.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 87.75%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 60|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $417
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $586
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.2%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $824
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 68|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,035
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4.8%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $5,819
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 23.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $6,040
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 22.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $5,306
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 19.6%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 56.59%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $4,080
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 69|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 67.55%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $4,014
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 75.65%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,073
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.7%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $930
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 41.04%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $866
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 7|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 38.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 24|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 60.97%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,085
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 69|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,891
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,608
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.3%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 38.74%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,549
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 53.58%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1676
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 46.45%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 20|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 22|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 14|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.5%
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $441
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $521
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 68|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.9%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 27%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 28.2%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 31.4%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $143
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $406
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $45
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 5.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 72|75
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $48,007
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 1|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 7.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 58|75
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $53,735
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 6|75
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 350.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 2|75
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $10,011
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 1|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 430.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 2|75
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $10,665
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 1|75
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 54.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 67|75
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $64,121
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 4|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 46.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 68|75
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $49,275
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 2|75
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 9.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 52|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 6.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 69|75
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $516,832
2016-17 Actual: $2,539
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $519,371
2017-18 Actual: $188,652
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0