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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: Old Bridge Twp (3845)
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: $170,052,139
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 8,907
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,093
2017-18 Total Spending: $175,436,711
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 8,732
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,092
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,092
Revenue Sources, State: 40.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 57.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12
  Student/Support Ratio: 88.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 216.2
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.7%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,541
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,117
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 43|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,146
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 44|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,196
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 58|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 63.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,598
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 68|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 63.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 66|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 63.4%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,945
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 75|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 97.27%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 77|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 61.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 97.15%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,952
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 78|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 61.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 97.24%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 51|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 55|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 42|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.6%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 3|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.083%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 6|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 8|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,941
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 19|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,046
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 23|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,151
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 20|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.3%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,740
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 23|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 89.64%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,812
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 25|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 88.56%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,916
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 23|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 89.07%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 18|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,327
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 18|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,412
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 18|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.7%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 34|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 10|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 22|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,077
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 18|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 82.72%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 23|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 84.25%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,179
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 22|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 83.5%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,787
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 64|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,817
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 66|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,993
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 67|97
% 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): $494
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 15|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 27.64%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $515
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 16|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 28.34%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 15|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 26.79%
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): $221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 37|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 37|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 37|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.5%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 32.7%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 33.2%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 36.3%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $127
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $116
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $137
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 12.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 47|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $72,923
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 60|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 52|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $75,673
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 69|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 88.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 25|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $81,707
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 57|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 85.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 25|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $84,494
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 65|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 216.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 12|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $153,126
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 92|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 222.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 6|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $157,369
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 91|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 20.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 11|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 21.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 7|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $21,069,711
2016-17 Actual: $-73,107
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $21,007,039
2017-18 Actual: $-624,852
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $2,648,588
Actual Excess (2017-18): $2,472,610