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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: Monroe Twp (3290)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: Middlesex
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $130,495,848
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,787
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,226
2017-18 Total Spending: $137,925,111
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,835
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,179
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,179
Revenue Sources, State: 14.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 81.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 3.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 70.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 246.9
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.8%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,367
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 18|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,025
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 22|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,925
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 21|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 25|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 34|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 61.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 32|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 61.9%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $7,684
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 18|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.18%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,053
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 28|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 57.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 93.29%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 24|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 56.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 91.4%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 76|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 81|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 79|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.6%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 55|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 49|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $402
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 71|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.7%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,897
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 17|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,001
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 21|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 19|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.1%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,730
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 22|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 91.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,837
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 26|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 91.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,920
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 24|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 91.04%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,341
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 26|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,401
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 29|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,463
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 27|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.8%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 64|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 67|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 50|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 40|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 88.89%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 40|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 89.72%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 48|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 90.64%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,501
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 38|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,586
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 45|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 40|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.1%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,041
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 64|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 69.35%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,069
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 66|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 67.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1080
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 63|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): 65.22%
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): $256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 49|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 52|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 58|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.1%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 35.7%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 36%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 34.7%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $5
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $14
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $2
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 15|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $61,722
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 12|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 18|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $65,367
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 18|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 70.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 71|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $78,916
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 47|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 70.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 68|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $84,466
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 64|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 246.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 3|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $125,796
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 38|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 234.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 3|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $128,039
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 35|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 22.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 4|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 21.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 4|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $14,107,270
2016-17 Actual: $1,200,308
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $15,307,578
2017-18 Actual: $-977,161
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $6,044,589
Actual Excess (2017-18): $5,021,871