CJCP Finance Workbench

Test the assumption before it reaches the budget.

Four browser-only calculators for enrollment, spending pace, staffing, and grants. Enter approved aggregate totals only.

CJCP public benchmark

CJCP in the 2025 NJ Taxpayers' Guide

Average daily enrollment1,3292023-24 actual

Budgetary cost per pupil$15,863$21.08M divided by enrollment

Instruction per pupil$9,997Classroom instruction

Students per teacher13.7NJDOE reported ratio

Source: NJDOE 2025 Taxpayers' Guide, 2023-24 actuals. Budgetary cost is a comparison measure, not total spending; confirm against current audited records.

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School finance calculators

Use approved, de-identified totals only. Do not enter payroll records, vendor banking information, student data, or confidential contract terms.

Enrollment scenario

Test the operating plan against enrollment.

Projected enrollment students Recurring revenue per pupil $ Categorical and grant revenue $ Other operating revenue $ Planned operating expenses $

Projected operating resultStart with approved assumptions

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Official source desk

Build, monitor, verify.

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Peer pattern

Connect money to purpose and outcomes.

iLearn publicly separates grants and strategic data. CJCP's stronger version is a short chain: source, use, student outcome, owner, and review date.

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