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District: EAST ORANGE (1210)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: ESSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2008-09 Total Spending: $245,711,464
2008-09 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 11,009.4
2008-09 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,318
2008-09 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 101
2009-10 Total Spending: $263,234,669
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 11,055.1
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,811
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 105
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,811
Revenue Sources, State: 77.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 8.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 14%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2009 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 67.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 168.6
10/15/09 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2008-09 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,939
2008-09 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 101
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,340
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 106
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,180
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 95
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $8,987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 53.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $9,959
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 99
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 54.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $7,838
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 48.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $8,607
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 93
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 50.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2008-09): 95.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $9,420
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 99
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 51.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $7,321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 45.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 93.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 72
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $411
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 100
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 78
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $3,588
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 105
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 21.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $3,909
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 105
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 21.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $3,696
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 105
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 22.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $3,278
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 105
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 19.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2008-09): 91.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $3,592
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 105
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 19.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 91.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $3,336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 105
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 20.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 90.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,886
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 105
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,718
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 100
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $92
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 100
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 104
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 96
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2008-09): 74.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 95
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2009-10): 73.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 93
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 77.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $2,349
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,558
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 100
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $2,753
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 105
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 17%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 7.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2008-09): 56.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 100
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 7.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 52.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,487
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 102
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 54%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.2%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2008-09): 21.8%
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 22.8%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 26.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2008-09): $14
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $51
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $47
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2009-10): 10.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 99
Teacher Salary (2009-10): $70,097
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 99
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $85,589
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 105
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2009-10): 67.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 88
Support Service Salary (2009-10): $87,287
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 93
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 70.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 86
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $93,759
Salary Ranking (2010-11): 98
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 168.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 71
Administrator Salary (2009-10): $133,039
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 100
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 184.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 70
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $121,964
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 57
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 19
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 18
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 19
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 27
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2008-09): $18,580,669
2008-09 Actual: $16,193,740
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $34,774,408
2009-10 Actual: $-10,441,114
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2008-09): $6,125,654
Actual Excess (2009-10): $1,841,862
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