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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: Mount Laurel Twp (3440)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: Burlington
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $79,600,830
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,252
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,720
2017-18 Total Spending: $83,743,141
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,270
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,614
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,614
Revenue Sources, State: 19.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 77.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.7%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 85.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 202.8
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.29%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,926
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 24|76
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,398
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 23|74
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,651
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 15|74
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,865
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 30|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 63.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 30|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 64.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,681
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 25|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 66.1%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,462
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 35|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.45%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,924
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 34|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 62%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 95.77%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 27|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 63.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 96.61%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 28|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 22|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 18|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.7%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 40|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $131
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 36|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 11|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.5%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 15|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,947
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 15|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,743
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 6|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.9%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,520
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 14|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 82.88%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,646
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 16|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 84.54%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,607
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 11|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 92.2%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 10|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 12|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,384
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 6|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.4%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.029%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 3|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.05%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 4|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.1%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,038
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 6|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 78.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,068
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 8|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 78.24%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,099
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 7|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 79.41%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 41|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,496
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 25|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 21|74
% 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): $858
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 49|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 52.61%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $898
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 48|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 60.03%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 839
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 34|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 51.73%
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): $122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 50|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 38|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $62
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 12|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.4%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 29.5%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 32.7%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 32.5%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $15
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $43
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $62
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 17|74
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $69,350
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 52|74
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 12.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 16|74
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $79,495
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 68|74
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 85.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 20|74
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $75,067
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 45|74
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 79.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 25|74
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $83,690
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 64|74
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 202.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 3|74
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $118,371
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 25|74
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 200.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 4|74
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $122,796
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 37|74
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 19.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 9|74
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 19.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 7|74
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $10,285,904
2016-17 Actual: $4,999
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $10,290,904
2017-18 Actual: $-1,005,203
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $2,800,768
Actual Excess (2017-18): $2,068,492