New Jersey Department of Education

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Comparative Spending Guide 2007

District: EWING TWP (1430)
Enrollment Group: G. K-12 / 3501 +
County: MERCER
G. K-12 / 3501 + Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Cost Per Pupil (Definition)
04-05 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,040
04-05 Actual Costs Rank per Pupil: 35
2005-06 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,461
2005-06 Actual Costs Rank per Pupil: 32
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $11,106
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 41
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $6,307
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 51
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 62.8%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $6,542
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 44
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 62.5%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $6,935
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 43
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 62.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $5,855
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 40
% of Total Cost per Pupil (04-05): 58.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Classroom Salaries and Benefits (04-05): 92.8%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $6,085
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 38
% of Total Cost per Pupil (05-06): 58.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Classroom Salaries and Benefits (05-06): 93%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $6,394
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 39
% of Total Cost per Pupil (06-07): 57.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Classroom Salaries and Benefits (06-07): 92.2%
Classroom General Supplies and Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $129
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 3
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $131
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 5
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $152
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 10
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services and Other (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $324
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 94
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $325
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 95
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $388
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 96
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 3.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $1,186
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 20
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $1,215
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 15
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $1,336
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 20
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 12%
Support Services Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $1,097
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 22
% of Total Cost per Pupil (04-05): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (04-05): 92.5%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $1,121
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 18
% of Total Cost per Pupil (05-06): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (05-06): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $1,221
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 24
% of Total Cost per Pupil (06-07): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (06-07): 91.4%
Total Administrative Costs Per Pupil (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $1,240
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 69
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $1,280
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 70
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $1,267
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 56
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 11.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $1,058
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 83
% of Total Cost per Pupil (04-05): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (04-05): 85.3%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $1,089
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 77
% of Total Cost per Pupil (05-06): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (05-06): 85.1%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $1,131
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 83
% of Total Cost per Pupil (06-07): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (06-07): 89.3%
Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $1,032
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 21
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $1,097
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 23
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $1,235
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 36
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 11.1%
Salaries and Benefits - Operations of Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $481
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 16
% of Total Cost per Pupil (04-05): 4.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits - Operations of Maintenance of Plant (04-05): 46.6%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $513
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 16
% of Total Cost per Pupil (05-06): 4.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits - Operations of Maintenance of Plant(05-06): 46.8%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $551
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 16
% of Total Cost per Pupil (06-07): 5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits - Operations of Maintenance of Plant (06-07): 44.6%
Food Service Cost per Pupil and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs):
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs):
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget):
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 0%
Extracurricular Costs per Pupil and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $250
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 79
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $271
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 83
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $265
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 75
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 2.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (04-05): 25.3%
% of Total Salaries (05-06): 25.8%
% of Total Salaries (06-07): 29.4%
Total Equipment Cost per Pupil (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (04-05): $5
Per Pupil Costs (05-06): $0
Per Pupil Costs (06-07): $0
Ratio of Students to Teachers: Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (05-06): 12.8
Ratio Ranking (05-06): 57
Teacher Salary (05-06): $52,220
Salary Ranking (05-06): 52
Student to Teacher Ratio (06-07): 13
Ratio Ranking (06-07): 48
Teacher Salary (06-07): $53,067
Salary Ranking (06-07): 48
Ratio of Students to Special Service: Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Special Service Ratio (05-06): 85.7
Ratio Ranking (05-06): 57
Special Service Salary (05-06): $63,200
Salary Ranking (05-06): 36
Student to Special Service Ratio (06-07): 89.6
Ratio Ranking (06-07): 35
Special Service Salary (06-07): $66,827
Salary Ranking (06-07): 38
Ratio of Students to Administration: Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (05-06): 171.7
Ratio Ranking (05-06): 61
Administrator Salary (05-06): $104,662
Salary Ranking (05-06): 41
Student to Administrator Ratio (06-07): 169
Ratio Ranking (06-07): 60
Administrator Salary (06-07): $111,937
Salary Ranking (06-07): 66
Faculty to Administrative Ratios (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (05-06): 15.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking (05-06): 65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (06-07): 14.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking (06-07): 71
Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (used) (Definition)
General Fund Balance (04-05): $644,778
2004-05 Actual: $1,278,535
General Fund Balance (05-06): $0
2005-06 Actual: $2,770,017
Unreserved General Fund Balances in Excess of 6% (Definition)
Actual Excess (04-05): $0
Actual Excess (05-06): $847,793
Actual Excess (06-07): $3,581,834
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2006-07 Comparative Cost Per Pupil: $11,106
Revenue Sources, State: 15%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 79%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 3%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2006 Certified Staff
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13
  Student/Support Ratio: 89.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 169
10/15/06 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.4%