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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: W Windsor-Plainsboro Reg (5715)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: Mercer
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $183,216,339
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 9,788
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,718
2017-18 Total Spending: $191,069,004
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 9,798
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,502
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,502
Revenue Sources, State: 16.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 78.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 3.7%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 84.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 197.7
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.78%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,311
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 16|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,699
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 16|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,063
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 25|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,212
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 23|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,555
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 31|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 62.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 33|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 61.4%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,003
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 33|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 97.45%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 41|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 60.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 96.96%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,963
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 47|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 59.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 96.9%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 19|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 41|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 27|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.5%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 9|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 9|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 13|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.4%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,977
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 20|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,056
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 24|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 24|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.9%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,789
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 27|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 90.49%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,860
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 32|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 90.47%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,978
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 26|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 88.42%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 24|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,381
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 24|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,536
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 36|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.2%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 37|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 27|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 33|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 29|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 84.83%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,154
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 28|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 83.56%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 30|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 80.6%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 28|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,368
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 18|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 40|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 5|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 7.54%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 5|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 7.89%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 117
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 5|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 7.07%
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): $308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 64|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $306
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 61|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 69|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.3%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 26.5%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 27.8%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 32.7%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $177
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $153
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $137
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 29|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $76,350
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 82|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 31|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $75,600
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 68|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 84.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 31|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $86,027
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 71|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 82.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 33|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $86,550
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 73|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 197.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 24|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $138,520
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 72|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 203.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 16|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $142,089
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 75|97
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): 33|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 18.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 17|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $51,380,907
2016-17 Actual: $8,790,976
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $60,171,883
2017-18 Actual: $7,692,040
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $12,319,878
Actual Excess (2017-18): $11,037,912