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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: Princeton Public Schools (4255)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: Mercer
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $94,715,589
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,759
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,194
2017-18 Total Spending: $101,625,155
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,783
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,863
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $26,863
Revenue Sources, State: 17.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 74.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 4.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.9%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.5%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 57.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 144.7
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.93%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,596
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 92|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,471
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 91|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $20,879
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 95|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $11,153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 92|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $11,655
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 92|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 59.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $12,562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 97|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 60.2%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,629
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 92|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $11,056
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 92|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 56.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 94.86%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $11,859
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 97|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 56.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 94.4%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $361
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 84|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $418
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 91|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 85|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.2%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 44|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 40|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 48|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.2%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,529
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 94|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 90|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 17.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,673
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 91|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 17.6%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 94|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 88.41%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,024
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 91|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 89.57%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 93|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 91.15%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,626
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 69|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,905
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 87|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,976
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 85|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.5%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 75|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 87|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 52|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 77|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 87.02%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,606
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 87|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 84.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,613
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 84|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 81.63%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,800
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 65|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,968
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 73|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,033
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 71|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.7%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,058
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 67|98
% 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): 58.78%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,088
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 69|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 55.28%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 71|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 55.83%
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): $422
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 91|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 93|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $538
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 94|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.6%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 28.3%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 28.2%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 27.8%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $118
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $132
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $69
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 11.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 78|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $81,583
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 87|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 85|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $82,589
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 86|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 57.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 93|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $85,377
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 67|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 57.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 96|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $89,846
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 80|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 144.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 80|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $145,184
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 85|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 134.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 86|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $137,678
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 66|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 64|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 14.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 75|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $8,057,490
2016-17 Actual: $694,000
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $8,751,490
2017-18 Actual: $-1,139,241
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $193,609
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0