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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: Swedesboro-Woolwich (5120)
Operating Type K-6
County: Gloucester
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $31,156,746
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,705
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,273
2017-18 Total Spending: $31,469,446
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,683
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,698
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,698
Revenue Sources, State: 37.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 58.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.4%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 95.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 165.7
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.96%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,431
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 9|56
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,561
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 5|56
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,890
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 10|56
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $7,798
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 8|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $7,807
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 5|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 62.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,541
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 8|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 61.5%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $7,341
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 8|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.14%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $7,354
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 58.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $7,988
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 7|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 57.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 93.53%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $298
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 17|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.1%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 32|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.8%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,805
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,783
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 5|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.3%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,462
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 81%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 12|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 78.07%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,570
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 73.99%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,559
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 26|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,737
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 26|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12.5%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $56
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): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 78.26%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 24|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 77.27%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,354
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 24|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 77.95%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,225
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 4|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 8|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.4%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $451
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 36.82%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 4|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 37.63%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 554
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 7|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 38.31%
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): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 17|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.3%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 42.2%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 37.4%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 39.1%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $131
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $44
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $54
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 13|56
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $61,582
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 32|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 13|56
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $64,482
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 40|56
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 95.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 12|56
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $65,082
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 38|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 91.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 14|56
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $65,882
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 36|56
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 165.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 15|56
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $111,193
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 37|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 163.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 16|56
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $114,992
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 37|56
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 15.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 19|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 15.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 22|56
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $4,110,170
2016-17 Actual: $-422,588
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $3,617,261
2017-18 Actual: $237,996
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $900,000
Actual Excess (2017-18): $883,060