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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: Pleasantville City (4180)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: Atlantic
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $97,266,425
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,913
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,858
2017-18 Total Spending: $96,345,838
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,929
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,519
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,519
Revenue Sources, State: 84.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 10.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.4%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 64.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 146
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.93%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,794
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 93|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,357
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 88|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,914
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 89|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,761
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 87|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,422
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 84|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 56.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,718
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 85|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 56.7%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,399
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 91|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.64%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,783
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 85|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 53.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 93.87%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,148
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 85|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 53.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 94.68%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $236
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 48|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 40|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $386
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 78|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 34|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $409
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 74|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 42|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,755
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 75|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 66|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,896
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 62|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.3%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,556
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 82|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 92.78%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 78|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 92.86%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,542
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 71|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 87.78%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 97|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 94|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,066
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 92|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.9%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 98|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 97|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 91|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.4%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 94|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 77.74%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,624
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 89|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 77.08%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,660
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 87|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 80.35%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,646
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 94|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,724
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 92|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,744
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 91|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.5%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,481
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 91|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 55.97%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,481
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 89|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 54.37%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1436
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 87|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 52.33%
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): $324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 71|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 64|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 61|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.7%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 35.5%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 37%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 38.3%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $150
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $31
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $21
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 10.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 92|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $55,811
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 2|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 76|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $55,589
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 2|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 64.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 82|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $56,849
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 1|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 70.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 70|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $56,849
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 1|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 146.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 78|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $112,513
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 17|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 129.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 90|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $115,163
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 14|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 16.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 49|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 13.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 89|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $8,687,151
2016-17 Actual: $-2,126,287
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $6,560,864
2017-18 Actual: $28,989
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $2,964,518
Actual Excess (2017-18): $746,347