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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: Union County Vocational (5260)
Operating Type VOC
County: Union
Operating Type VOC Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $31,101,296
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,912
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,270
2017-18 Total Spending: $32,366,432
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,908
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,968
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,968
Revenue Sources, State: 33.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 28.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 34.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 158.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 103.9
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.55%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,232
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2|21
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,475
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2|21
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,393
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 3|21
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $6,938
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 4|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $7,176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 3|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 62.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $7,612
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 7|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 61.4%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $5,988
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 3|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 86.31%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $6,175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 4|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 53.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 86.05%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $6,707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 6|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 54.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 88.11%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $462
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 7|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $408
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 5|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $425
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 6|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.4%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $488
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 16|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 16|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $480
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 15|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.9%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $718
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $729
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 1|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $898
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 1|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.2%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 95.68%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $710
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 1|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 97.39%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $853
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 1|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 94.99%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 3|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 3|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,514
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 2|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12.2%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 2|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.095%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 2|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 8|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 4|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 88.48%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 4|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 87.42%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,306
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 5|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 86.26%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,857
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 3|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,831
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 4|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 16%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,034
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 5|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16.4%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 2|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 18.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 2|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 19.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 2|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 19.52%
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): $196
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 5|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 4|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 4|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.6%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 28.9%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 29.5%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 26.6%
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): 13.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 10|21
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $58,813
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 6|21
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 14.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 11|21
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $58,549
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 3|21
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 158.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 2|21
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $59,163
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 2|21
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 112.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 8|21
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $57,752
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 1|21
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 103.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 15|21
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $108,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 7|21
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 106.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 14|21
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $112,797
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 8|21
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 8.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 19|21
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 8.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 16|21
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $3,195,451
2016-17 Actual: $22,024
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $3,217,475
2017-18 Actual: $892,917
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $477,780
Actual Excess (2017-18): $160,160