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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: Stafford Twp (5020)
Operating Type K-6
County: Ocean
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $44,433,878
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,177
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,410
2017-18 Total Spending: $46,167,165
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,190
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,078
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,078
Revenue Sources, State: 33.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 64%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 77.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 167.5
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 18.01%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,183
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 23|56
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,391
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 26|56
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,973
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 20|56
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,544
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,714
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 56.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 57.5%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $7,893
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 52%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.38%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,026
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 52.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 92.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 12|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 52.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 91.94%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $529
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 44|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $422
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 36|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.2%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 17|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.5%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,815
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 36|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,901
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 35|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 18.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,944
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 32|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 18.4%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,576
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 91.51%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,677
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 17.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 92.28%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,688
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 91.3%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,488
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,414
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,389
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.7%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 36|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 80.44%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 81.68%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,165
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 83.87%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,048
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,072
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.4%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,072
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 52.34%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,082
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 52.22%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 43|56
% 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): 51.42%
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): $68
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 32|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 33|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.5%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 40.6%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 38.6%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 44.3%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $107
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $215
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $123
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 12|56
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $56,167
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 11|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 13|56
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $59,382
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 19|56
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 77.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 25|56
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $55,392
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 20|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 78.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 21|56
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $58,232
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 19|56
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 167.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 13|56
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $116,947
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 46|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 183.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 7|56
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $118,814
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 42|56
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 16.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 17|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 18.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 11|56
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $4,143,467
2016-17 Actual: $1,760,699
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $5,904,166
2017-18 Actual: $586,902
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $310,000
Actual Excess (2017-18): $330,000