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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)
2012-13 Total Spending: $269,813,208
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 10,767.7
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,058
2013-14 Total Spending: $270,521,210
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 10,492.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,781
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $25,781
Revenue Sources, State: 87.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 8.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.3%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 53.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 124.5
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,129
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 102|103
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,814
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 101|103
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,922
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 96|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $10,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 55%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,906
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,824
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9,839
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 51.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,032
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 50.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,084
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $528
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $486
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $143
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $3,789
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 19.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,891
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 19.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $3,588
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $3,524
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 18.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 93%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,543
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 91.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $3,221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 89.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,783
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,855
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,670
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $62
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 76%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,460
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 78.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 79.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,848
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,983
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,600
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,677
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,639
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 54.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 24.3%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 25.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $91
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $94
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $77
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 9.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 99|10
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $81,073
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 96|10
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 93|10
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $78,173
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 90|10
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 53.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 98|10
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $97,002
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 102|10
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 61.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 91|10
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $97,002
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 96|10
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 124.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 97|10
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $124,808
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 55|10
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 167.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 70|10
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $125,331
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 51|10
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 69|10
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 18.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|10
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $41,525,289
2012-13 Actual: $-3,270,149
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $38,255,140
2013-14 Actual: $-6,635,170
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $7,619,870
Actual Excess (2013-14): $4,886,545