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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: Palmyra Boro (3920)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: Burlington
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $19,093,155
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 912
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,928
2017-18 Total Spending: $19,620,167
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 957
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,497
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,497
Revenue Sources, State: 36.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 52.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 7.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 77
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 102.7
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.55%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,866
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 22|50
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,373
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 15|49
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,623
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 16|49
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,211
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 16|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,018
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 11|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 55.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 12|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 54%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $7,660
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 15|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 51.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.29%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $7,529
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 11|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 52.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $7,785
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 9|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 49.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 92.32%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 23|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 14|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 4|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.9%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 36|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $508
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.3%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 26|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 20|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16.7%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,117
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 27|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 86.51%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,884
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 19|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 82.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 81.38%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,514
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 9|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,548
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,533
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 5|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.8%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 24|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 5|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 15|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 7|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 82.63%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 17|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 86.11%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 6|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 83.3%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 38|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.2%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $845
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 31|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 46.05%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $868
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 48.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 956
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 28|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 43.02%
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): $707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 44|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $717
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $800
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 5.1%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 34.3%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 37.1%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 38.2%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $133
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $235
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $65
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 11|49
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $63,263
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 21|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 14|49
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $64,700
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 20|49
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 77.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 16|49
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $61,886
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 14|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 92.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 8|49
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $63,716
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 14|49
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 102.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 39|49
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $90,979
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 1|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 92.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 47|49
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $92,542
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 1|49
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 10.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 45|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 9.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 48|49
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $3,805,776
2016-17 Actual: $-33,016
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $3,772,760
2017-18 Actual: $319,752
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $746,232
Actual Excess (2017-18): $931,219