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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: Scotch Plains-Fanwood Reg (4670)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: Union
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $104,389,299
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,530
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,876
2017-18 Total Spending: $108,192,169
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,558
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,466
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,466
Revenue Sources, State: 16.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 81.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 98.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 188.3
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.83%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,477
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 22|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,930
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,118
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 27|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,030
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 15|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,502
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 24|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 61%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 29|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 60.9%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $7,696
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 19|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.84%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 37|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 58.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 96.37%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,923
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 45|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 59%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 96.84%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 46|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 30|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 10|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.2%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 26|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 26|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 25|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.7%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 34|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 37|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 16.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,626
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 44|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 17.4%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,725
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 21|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 78.66%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,845
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 28|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 79.15%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,089
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 35|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 79.55%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 3|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,206
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 8|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 11|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.5%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 24|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 15|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 31|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $986
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 10|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 86.87%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,036
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 14|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 85.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,097
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 14|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 84.91%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 66|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 40|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,624
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 34|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.7%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 73|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 61.06%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $947
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 54|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 60.51%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1042
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 58|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 64.16%
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): $283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 57|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 60|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 63|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.2%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 32.8%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 33.9%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 36.6%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $164
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $184
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $3
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 35|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $67,072
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 34|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 22|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $66,356
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 27|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 98.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 13|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $68,950
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 12|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 92.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 17|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $68,398
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 10|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 188.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 32|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $133,817
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 64|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 190.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 27|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $137,535
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 65|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 17.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 42|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 17.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 40|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $17,305,627
2016-17 Actual: $287,202
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $17,892,829
2017-18 Actual: $1,341,482
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $1,000,000
Actual Excess (2017-18): $1,000,000