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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: New Brunswick City (3530)
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: $236,196,356
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 10,398
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,715
2017-18 Total Spending: $245,539,057
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 10,387
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,639
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,639
Revenue Sources, State: 81%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 15.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.3%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 74.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 166.5
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.44%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,529
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 65|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,768
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 60|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,405
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 71|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,920
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 48|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,538
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 62|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 62|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 58.3%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 45|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.04%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 48|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 54.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 90.81%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 57|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 53.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 91.66%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 53|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $399
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 87|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 46|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.5%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 78|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $478
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 83|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $580
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 88|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.3%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,601
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 61|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 45|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,776
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 53|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.9%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,957
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 39|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 75.24%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 22|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 73.56%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 39|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 76.51%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,546
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 56|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,506
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 42|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,706
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 59|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.8%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 20|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 22|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 19|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.1%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 66|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 87.77%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 50|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 87.65%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,499
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 74|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 87.87%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 88|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 85|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,619
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 88|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 82|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 50.77%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 75|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 51.31%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 82|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 51.55%
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): $98
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 3|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 2|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 7|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.7%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 34.4%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 33.3%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 36.8%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $11
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $22
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $10
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 39|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $66,644
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 32|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 51|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $69,797
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 42|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 74.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 58|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $88,907
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 78|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 67.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 80|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $89,495
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 77|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 166.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 56|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $125,228
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 34|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 156.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 67|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $127,976
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 34|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 15.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 60|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 62|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $21,435,218
2016-17 Actual: $415,035
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $21,850,253
2017-18 Actual: $-204,256
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0