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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: Upper Twp (5340)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: Cape May
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $40,046,078
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,045
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,581
2017-18 Total Spending: $38,096,912
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,018
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,880
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,880
Revenue Sources, State: 34.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 61.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 2.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 78.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 176.5
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.48%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,470
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 48|76
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,457
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 24|74
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,417
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 32|74
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,888
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 31|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 13|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 57.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,629
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 24|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 58.7%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,055
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 25|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 52.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 90.63%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 19|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 56.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 97.13%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,906
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 24|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 54.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 92.49%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $741
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 76|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 5|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 68|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.3%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $92
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 26|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 14|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 37|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.1%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 37|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 27|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,725
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 35|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16.6%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,727
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 18|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 74.63%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,639
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 15|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 73.17%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,994
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 28|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 73.17%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,550
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 31|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,528
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 24|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,716
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 31|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.5%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 9|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.087%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 50|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 57|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.3%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 33|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 84.71%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 25|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 81.81%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 26|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 76.22%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 76|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,223
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 68|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 57|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.6%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $774
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 38|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 29.41%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $787
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 38|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 35.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 929
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 44|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 41.57%
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): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 7|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.1%
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): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 15|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 13|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 15|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.4%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 22.9%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 23.7%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 28.1%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $54
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $171
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $20
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 36|74
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $63,030
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 24|74
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 10.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 40|74
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $62,113
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 20|74
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 78.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 27|74
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $66,668
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 22|74
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 84.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 17|74
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $66,403
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 24|74
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 176.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 17|74
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $107,037
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 8|74
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 178.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 11|74
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $112,152
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 13|74
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 17.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 18|74
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 18.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 9|74
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $7,573,700
2016-17 Actual: $-864,265
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $6,709,435
2017-18 Actual: $1,668,685
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $930,675
Actual Excess (2017-18): $957,163