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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: Ocean Twp (3810)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: Monmouth
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $86,005,126
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,606
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,849
2017-18 Total Spending: $88,707,405
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,531
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,125
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $25,125
Revenue Sources, State: 23.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 74.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 62.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 145.7
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.45%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,531
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: N.A.
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,544
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: N.A.
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,517
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 70|75
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,552
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $11,192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 60.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $11,621
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 59.5%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.75%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,638
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 57.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 95.05%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $11,185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 57.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 96.25%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $451
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $334
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.7%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $90
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 19|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.5%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,561
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,774
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,976
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.2%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 92.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 93.91%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,793
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 93.85%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,682
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,692
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,763
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $62
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.3%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 82.46%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 84.93%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,473
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 83.55%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,057
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,167
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,372
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12.2%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 54.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 55.33%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 57.46%
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): $480
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $495
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $546
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.8%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 35%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 36.9%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 39.1%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $140
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $152
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $165
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 9.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 72|75
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $69,865
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 46|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 9.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 71|75
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $67,515
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 37|75
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 62.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 61|75
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $80,325
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 55|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 59.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 64|75
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $77,000
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 50|75
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 145.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 36|75
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $124,934
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 36|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 135.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 47|75
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $124,007
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 29|75
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 17.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 9|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 16.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 10|75
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $6,739,048
2016-17 Actual: $239,563
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $6,978,611
2017-18 Actual: $-63,747
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $2,100,362
Actual Excess (2017-18): $1,790,063