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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 (3820)
Operating Type K-6
County: Ocean
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $19,837,592
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 923
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,494
2017-18 Total Spending: $20,886,374
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 929
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,486
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,486
Revenue Sources, State: 42.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 55%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 48.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 125.1
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.52%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,276
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 43|56
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,819
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|56
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $20,720
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 46|56
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,695
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $11,239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $12,494
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 60.3%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,921
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.76%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,542
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 56%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $11,463
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 44|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 55.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 91.75%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $563
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $688
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.3%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $211
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.7%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 17.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,507
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16.9%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 77.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 80.11%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 80.84%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,737
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,983
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,053
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.9%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $72
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,587
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 91.36%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,814
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 91.48%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,826
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 88.94%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 44|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,532
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 46|56
% 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): $1,264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 56.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,223
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 48|56
% 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): 58.24%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 53.95%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 10|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 8|56
% 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): $122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.6%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 38.8%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 39.4%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 46.4%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $333
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $145
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $55
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 9.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 33|56
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $64,350
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 41|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 9.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 32|56
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $58,975
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 16|56
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 48.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 49|56
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $76,402
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 50|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 50.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 50|56
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $76,402
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 51|56
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 125.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 28|56
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $102,622
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 21|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 130.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 27|56
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $108,660
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 27|56
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): 20|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 16.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 20|56
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $6,060,522
2016-17 Actual: $434,554
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $6,495,076
2017-18 Actual: $-240,449
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): $357,243