New Jersey Department of Education

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Comparative Spending Guide 2007

District: TRENTON CITY (5210)
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: $14,202
04-05 Actual Costs Rank per Pupil: 94
2005-06 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,775
2005-06 Actual Costs Rank per Pupil: 97
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $14,032
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 90
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $7,181
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 77
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 50.6%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $7,959
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 84
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 50.5%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $7,646
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 76
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 54.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $6,630
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 74
% of Total Cost per Pupil (04-05): 46.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Classroom Salaries and Benefits (04-05): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $7,338
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 85
% of Total Cost per Pupil (05-06): 46.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Classroom Salaries and Benefits (05-06): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $7,088
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 73
% of Total Cost per Pupil (06-07): 50.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Classroom Salaries and Benefits (06-07): 92.7%
Classroom General Supplies and Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $332
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 74
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $381
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 90
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $357
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 88
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 2.5%
Classroom Purchased Services and Other (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $219
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 90
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $240
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 90
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $201
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 86
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $2,857
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 98
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 20.1%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $3,151
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 100
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 20%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $2,442
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 89
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 17.4%
Support Services Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $2,438
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 101
% of Total Cost per Pupil (04-05): 17.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (04-05): 85.3%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $2,760
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 101
% of Total Cost per Pupil (05-06): 17.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (05-06): 87.6%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $2,179
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 89
% of Total Cost per Pupil (06-07): 15.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (06-07): 89.2%
Total Administrative Costs Per Pupil (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $1,292
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 78
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $1,432
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 90
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $1,385
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 80
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 9.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $1,026
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 75
% of Total Cost per Pupil (04-05): 7.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (04-05): 79.4%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $1,165
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 89
% of Total Cost per Pupil (05-06): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (05-06): 81.4%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $1,131
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 83
% of Total Cost per Pupil (06-07): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (06-07): 81.7%
Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $2,353
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 102
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $2,720
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 103
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 17.2%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $2,320
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 102
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 16.5%
Salaries and Benefits - Operations of Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $1,618
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 101
% of Total Cost per Pupil (04-05): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits - Operations of Maintenance of Plant (04-05): 68.8%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $1,710
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 101
% of Total Cost per Pupil (05-06): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits - Operations of Maintenance of Plant(05-06): 62.9%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $1,512
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 101
% of Total Cost per Pupil (06-07): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits - Operations of Maintenance of Plant (06-07): 65.2%
Food Service Cost per Pupil and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $252
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 37
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $244
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 40
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $22
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 17
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 0.2%
Extracurricular Costs per Pupil and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (04-05 actual costs): $109
Per Pupil Ranking (04-05 actual costs): 12
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (04-05): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (05-06 actual costs): $120
Per Pupil Ranking (05-06 actual costs): 12
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (05-06): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (06-07 budget): $69
Per Pupil Ranking (06-07 budget): 4
% of Total Cost Per Pupil (06-07): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (04-05): 28.3%
% of Total Salaries (05-06): 28.9%
% of Total Salaries (06-07): 30.5%
Total Equipment Cost per Pupil (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (04-05): $59
Per Pupil Costs (05-06): $56
Per Pupil Costs (06-07): $57
Ratio of Students to Teachers: Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (05-06): 13.5
Ratio Ranking (05-06): 28
Teacher Salary (05-06): $71,594
Salary Ranking (05-06): 101
Student to Teacher Ratio (06-07): 14.5
Ratio Ranking (06-07): 3
Teacher Salary (06-07): $74,451
Salary Ranking (06-07): 102
Ratio of Students to Special Service: Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Special Service Ratio (05-06): 69.4
Ratio Ranking (05-06): 88
Special Service Salary (05-06): $75,944
Salary Ranking (05-06): 81
Student to Special Service Ratio (06-07): 72.2
Ratio Ranking (06-07): 83
Special Service Salary (06-07): $78,551
Salary Ranking (06-07): 83
Ratio of Students to Administration: Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (05-06): 223.8
Ratio Ranking (05-06): 15
Administrator Salary (05-06): $108,655
Salary Ranking (05-06): 65
Student to Administrator Ratio (06-07): 232.3
Ratio Ranking (06-07): 6
Administrator Salary (06-07): $112,563
Salary Ranking (06-07): 71
Faculty to Administrative Ratios (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (05-06): 19.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking (05-06): 10
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (06-07): 19.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking (06-07): 11
Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (used) (Definition)
General Fund Balance (04-05): $7,072,329
2004-05 Actual: $-4,921,064
General Fund Balance (05-06): $368,157
2005-06 Actual: $-4,490,981
Unreserved General Fund Balances in Excess of 6% (Definition)
Actual Excess (04-05): $1,914,428
Actual Excess (05-06): $0
Actual Excess (06-07): $0
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2006-07 Comparative Cost Per Pupil: $14,032
Revenue Sources, State: 87%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2006 Certified Staff
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 72.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 232.3
10/15/06 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13%