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District: BOONTON TOWN (0450)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $28,902,162
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,291.1
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,386
2013-14 Total Spending: $28,821,858
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,318
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,869
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,869
Revenue Sources, State: 12.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 62.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 23%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 55.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 119.5
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,731
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 42|50
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,789
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|50
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,177
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 42|50
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9,897
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 43|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 59.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,652
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 43|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,849
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 39|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9,344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 45|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 55.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 44|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,274
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 41|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 19|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 16|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 20|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 46|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 40|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 46|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $3,149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 44|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 18.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 46|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 19.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $3,382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 46|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 46|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 16%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 84.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,688
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 44|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 82.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,723
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 44|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 80.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,607
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 25|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,543
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 12|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,581
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 16|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $80
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 47|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 40|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 42|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 17|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 78.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 7|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 76.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 11|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 79.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 21|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,713
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 33|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,592
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 23|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $792
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 30|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 56%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 18|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 40.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $852
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 29|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 53.5%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): |50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): |50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $662
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 48|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 44|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $773
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 49|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 31.6%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29.2%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 35.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $22
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 23|50
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $68,083
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 44|50
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 25|50
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $63,308
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|50
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 55.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 43|50
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $72,836
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 39|50
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 55.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|50
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $70,091
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 33|50
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 119.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 28|50
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $112,793
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 21|50
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 219.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 2|50
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $127,615
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|50
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 12.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 32|50
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 22.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|50
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $538,896
2012-13 Actual: $-201,668
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $337,228
2013-14 Actual: $636,089
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $0
Actual Excess (2013-14): $177,699