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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: Salem Co Special Service (4635)
Operating Type CSSD
County: Salem
Operating Type CSSD Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $9,854,072
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 187
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $52,802
2017-18 Total Spending: $10,360,812
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 190
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $54,593
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $54,593
Revenue Sources, State: 16.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 17.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 65.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 4.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 18.3
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 83.61%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $42,294
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 1|8
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $42,390
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 1|8
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $47,357
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 1|8
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $29,130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 68.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $26,503
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 62.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $29,747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 62.8%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $27,837
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 65.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.56%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $24,985
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 58.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 94.27%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $27,779
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 58.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 93.38%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $369
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $441
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $718
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.5%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $923
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,078
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.6%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $5,108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $6,280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $6,439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.6%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $4,972
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 97.34%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $5,996
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 95.48%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $6,099
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 94.72%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $5,323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $6,393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $7,589
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.085%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $144
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.3%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $4,702
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 88.33%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $5,641
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 88.24%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $6,161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 81.18%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,623
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,986
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,522
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.4%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $431
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 16.43%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $425
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 14.23%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 443
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 12.58%
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): $211
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
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): 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): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.1%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 44.4%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 41.2%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 42.3%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $25
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $42
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): 0
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 4.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 6|8
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $55,175
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 1|8
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 3.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 6|8
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $56,511
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 1|8
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 5.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 6|8
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $56,305
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 1|8
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 5.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 6|8
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $63,411
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 2|8
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 18.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 7|8
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $117,595
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 6|8
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 21.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 7|8
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $94,492
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 2|8
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 7.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 8|8
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 10.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 5|8
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $1,221,143
2016-17 Actual: $198,155
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $1,419,298
2017-18 Actual: $706,464
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0