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District: BOONTON TOWN (450)
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)
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
2014-15 Total Spending: $29,938,691
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,326.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,575
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,575
Revenue Sources, State: 13.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 62.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 21.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 55.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 219.1
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,789
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|49
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,083
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 41|49
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,641
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 40|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,652
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,906
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|49
% 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 actual costs): $9,256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $339
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $312
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $561
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 19.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,097
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,688
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|49
% 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 actual costs): $2,683
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,602
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 81.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,543
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,660
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,619
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 76.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 69.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 77.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,713
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,535
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|49
% 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 actual costs): $763
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 49.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 52.7%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $901
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29.2%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $22
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $110
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $23
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|49
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $63,308
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 31|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,477
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 55.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|49
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $70,091
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 57.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $73,777
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 41|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 219.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 2|49
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $127,615
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 113.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $108,282
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 22.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $337,228
2013-14 Actual: $636,089
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $973,317
2014-15 Actual: $107,598
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $177,699
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0

* Districts that did not report any values (N.R.), and those that moved from a different enrollment group (N.A.) are excluded from the rankings.