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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 Twp (5270)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: Hunterdon
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $10,866,541
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 457
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,797
2017-18 Total Spending: $11,488,105
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 385
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $29,839
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $29,839
Revenue Sources, State: 17.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 74.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 2.7%
Revenue Sources, Other: 3%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 51.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 129.4
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.38%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,107
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 38|67
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,662
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 66|70
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,319
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 45|70
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,099
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 44|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $12,401
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 65|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 60%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 38|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 56%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,846
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 51|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 97.49%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $11,942
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 67|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 57.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,825
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 42|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 53.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 95.69%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 12|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 41|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $307
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 28|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.7%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 11|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $80
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 15|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 19|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.7%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,050
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 22|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,196
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 59|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,002
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 46|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16.4%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 23|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 77.27%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 53|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 72.78%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 38|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 73.42%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,865
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 43|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,296
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 67|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,825
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 25|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 37|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 32|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 30|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 24|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 70.13%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,772
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 64|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 77.18%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 28|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 79.23%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,902
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 49|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,559
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 68|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,050
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 68|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16.7%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $743
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 33|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 39.06%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 60|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 45.06%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1004
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 50|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 32.92%
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): $191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 47|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 53|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $171
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 34|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.9%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 27.1%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 28%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 30.9%
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): 10.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 34|70
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $75,549
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 62|70
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 10.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 32|70
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $61,937
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 27|70
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 51.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 65|70
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $68,429
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 46|70
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 49.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 66|70
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $68,429
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 44|70
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 129.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 29|70
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $128,902
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 57|70
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 100.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 63|70
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $127,849
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 56|70
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 14.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 28|70
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 11.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 53|70
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $3,474,111
2016-17 Actual: $236,640
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $3,710,751
2017-18 Actual: $-104,385
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $718,215
Actual Excess (2017-18): $276,440