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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: Mullica Twp (3480)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: Atlantic
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $13,940,596
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 758
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,400
2017-18 Total Spending: $13,343,987
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 746
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,885
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,885
Revenue Sources, State: 55.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 33.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 5.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.2%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13
  Student/Support Ratio: 95.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 173.9
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.46%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,210
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11|67
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,776
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 6|70
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,000
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 10|70
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,055
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 11|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $7,537
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 4|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 59%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 3|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 58.1%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $7,422
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 7|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.14%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $7,279
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 7|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 57%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 96.58%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $7,604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 5|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 54.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 93.5%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 36|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $217
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 15|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 46|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 43|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 7|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 15|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.8%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 23|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 18|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,278
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 19|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16.3%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 29|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 84.19%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,779
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 29|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 84.47%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,782
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 22|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 78.23%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,752
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 32|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,553
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 15|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,719
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 16|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12.3%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 55|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 51|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $89
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 62|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.6%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 26|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 75.17%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,167
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 14|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 75.14%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 20|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 76.67%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 9|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 26|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,721
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 21|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12.3%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $679
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 25|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 54.41%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $720
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 31|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 48.78%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 816
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 33|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 47.41%
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): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 3|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.1%
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 17|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 20|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 22|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 29.5%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 32.6%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 35.3%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $55
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $67
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $8
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 13.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 3|70
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $53,575
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 2|70
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 12.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 7|70
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $60,925
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 23|70
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 95.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 11|70
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $54,963
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 9|70
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 72.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 29|70
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $57,625
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 15|70
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 173.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 10|70
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $95,588
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 16|70
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 173.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 7|70
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $118,598
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 47|70
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): 27|70
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 16.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 20|70
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $3,096,905
2016-17 Actual: $-191,161
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $2,905,744
2017-18 Actual: $477,498
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $871,000
Actual Excess (2017-18): $845,000