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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: Pennsauken Twp (4060)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: Camden
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $103,312,941
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,937
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,927
2017-18 Total Spending: $107,949,179
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,773
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,615
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,615
Revenue Sources, State: 57.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 38%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.2%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 85.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 185.5
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.2%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,269
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 35|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,371
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,666
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 75|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,692
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 40|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,401
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 57|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 61.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,934
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 88|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 61.9%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 43|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.72%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,754
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 52|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 57%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 93.12%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,953
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 79|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 56.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 91.03%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 77|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 84|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $692
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 97|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.9%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 51|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 56|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $290
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 56|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.6%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,064
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 26|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,990
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 20|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 32|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.1%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,851
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 31|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 89.68%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,748
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 19|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 87.84%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,092
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 36|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 90.29%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 20|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,533
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 48|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,608
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 45|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.1%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 52|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 56|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 68|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,068
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 16|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 81.03%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 43|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 83.69%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 44|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 81.84%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,846
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 69|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,049
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 78|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 82|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.3%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 84|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 64.63%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 85|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 63.98%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 85|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): 58.5%
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): $231
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 40|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 49|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 53|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.7%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 36%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 37.6%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 40%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $121
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $85
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $182
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 55|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $74,087
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 68|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 52|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $75,770
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 70|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 85.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 28|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $79,150
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 48|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 86.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 24|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $78,633
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 43|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 185.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 37|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $111,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 12|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 169.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 51|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $112,450
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 13|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 18.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 31|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 16.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 51|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $23,305,298
2016-17 Actual: $3,936,033
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $27,241,331
2017-18 Actual: $1,866,510
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $7,703,267
Actual Excess (2017-18): $9,467,482