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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: Montague Twp (3300)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: Sussex
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $8,937,816
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 353
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,306
2017-18 Total Spending: $9,407,809
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 336
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $28,040
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $28,040
Revenue Sources, State: 36.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 60.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 61.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 82
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.63%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,572
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 50|75
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,762
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49|75
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,370
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 43|75
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,920
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $11,943
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 60.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $11,407
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 58.9%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,841
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 90.12%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,851
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 54.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 90.86%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,828
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 55.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 94.92%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $616
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $628
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $480
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.5%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $463
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 60|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $464
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $99
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.5%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,212
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,046
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,469
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 17.9%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,039
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 63.48%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,992
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 98.23%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,529
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 72.9%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,744
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.9%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 60|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.1%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,576
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 74.66%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,018
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 73.54%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,641
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 77.88%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,876
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 39|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.7%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,044
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 47.24%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,022
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 54.48%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1327
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 58.69%
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): $104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 16|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
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): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 3|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.051%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 33.9%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 29.3%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 40.8%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): 0
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): 0
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): 0
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 8.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 38|75
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $65,980
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 58|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 10.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 21|75
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $61,271
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 38|75
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 61.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 42|75
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $76,240
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 62|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 62.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 45|75
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $62,124
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 44|75
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 82.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 45|75
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $83,395
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 16|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 60.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 60|75
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $58,096
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 4|75
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 10.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 41|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 7.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 68|75
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $475,962
2016-17 Actual: $240,684
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $716,646
2017-18 Actual: $-10,820
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $180,890
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0