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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: Sandyston-Walpack Twp (4650)
Operating Type K-6
County: Sussex
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $3,549,388
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 152
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,372
2017-18 Total Spending: $3,671,903
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 146
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,163
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $25,163
Revenue Sources, State: 22.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 50%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 10.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 17.3%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 88.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 141
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.35%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,838
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 47|56
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,366
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44|56
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,940
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 41|56
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $12,199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 64.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $13,123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 67.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $13,377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 67.1%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $11,102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 91.01%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $11,938
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 61.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 90.97%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $12,220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 61.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 91.35%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $697
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $854
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 55|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 4.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4.1%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $400
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 44|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.7%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,856
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,494
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12.5%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 7|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 43.31%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $876
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 4.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 39.04%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $966
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 38.73%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,211
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.1%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.063%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,859
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 87.52%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,968
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 55|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 86.13%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,905
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 55|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 86.16%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,566
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,662
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 28|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,723
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.6%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $638
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 40.74%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $694
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 41.76%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 695
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 40.34%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
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): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.3%
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.3%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 34%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 33.7%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 32.1%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): 0
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): 0
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): 8.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 44|56
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $61,349
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 31|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 8.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 46|56
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $62,099
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 30|56
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 88.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 17|56
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $35,558
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 8|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 51.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 49|56
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $62,382
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 25|56
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 141.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 22|56
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $115,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 42|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 133.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 26|56
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $115,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 38|56
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 18.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 8|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 19.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 8|56
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $1,647,056
2016-17 Actual: $-173,924
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $1,473,132
2017-18 Actual: $-280,299
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0