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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: Readington Twp (4350)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: Hunterdon
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $35,898,610
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,615
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,225
2017-18 Total Spending: $39,621,829
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,523
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,019
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $26,019
Revenue Sources, State: 18.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 73.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 3.9%
Revenue Sources, Other: 3%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 56.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 131.8
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.71%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,274
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 56|76
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,537
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 60|74
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,687
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 67|74
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,884
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 58|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,655
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 59|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $11,787
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 66|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 59.9%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,482
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 60|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.93%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 65|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 58.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $11,293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 67|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 57.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 95.81%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $360
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 44|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 54|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $432
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 54|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.2%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 9|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 5|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $62
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 8|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.3%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,790
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 58|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,022
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 58|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 17.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,484
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 62|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 17.7%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,552
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 66|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 91.47%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,779
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 63|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 91.96%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 66|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 89.75%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 55|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 48|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,054
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 58|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.4%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 47|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 33|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 52|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.3%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 58|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 84.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,581
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 56|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 85.92%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,720
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 62|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 83.74%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 28|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,677
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 41|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,952
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 45|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.9%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $442
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 10|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 29.95%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $514
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 17|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 30.65%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 552
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 18|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 28.28%
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): $209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 71|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $231
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 70|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $269
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 70|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.4%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 26.7%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 27.5%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 29.4%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $159
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $121
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $142
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 9.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 66|74
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $63,763
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 28|74
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 9.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 68|74
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $68,095
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 42|74
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 56.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 60|74
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $71,461
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 36|74
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 54.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 61|74
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $75,782
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 48|74
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 131.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 55|74
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $119,972
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 28|74
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 123.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 59|74
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $125,469
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 43|74
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 16.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 34|74
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 15.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 41|74
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $7,324,387
2016-17 Actual: $971,003
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $8,295,390
2017-18 Actual: $-1,229,101
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $889,993
Actual Excess (2017-18): $884,325