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District: MONTCLAIR TOWN (3310)
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: $126,858,428
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,746
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,805
2013-14 Total Spending: $129,305,950
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,772.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,093
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,093
Revenue Sources, State: 14.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 82.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 71.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 232.6
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,440
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 70|103
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,965
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 70|103
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,298
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 61|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,533
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 59.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,079
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,274
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 57.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 97%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,431
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 97.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,845
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 97.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $3,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 21.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 22%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $3,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 22%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 19.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 91.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,997
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 20%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $3,119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $67
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,092
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 87.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 83.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 89%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,275
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 11|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $702
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 54.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $697
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 52.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $708
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 55.5%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 20.2%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 21.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $4
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $4
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 12
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 53|10
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $67,819
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 71|10
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 74|10
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $69,825
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 71|10
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 71.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 68|10
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $83,887
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 78|10
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 67.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 81|10
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $86,455
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 79|10
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 232.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 8|10
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $138,638
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 86|10
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 208.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 31|10
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $127,881
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|10
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 22.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 5|10
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 21.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|10
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $13,909,435
2012-13 Actual: $-1,044,075
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $12,865,360
2013-14 Actual: $-3,854,330
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $2,259,622
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0