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District: SCH DIST OF THE CHATHAMS (785)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $69,472,194
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,163.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,685
2014-15 Total Spending: $75,476,070
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,161.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,137
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,137
Revenue Sources, State: 13%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 86.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 158.2
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,741
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 23|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,235
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 27|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,657
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 22|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,934
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,018
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,090
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,539
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $464
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $78
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,046
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,131
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 91.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,950
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,024
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 91.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,454
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,558
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 90.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 87.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 86.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,431
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,536
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $769
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 53.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $771
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 57.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $807
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 52.5%
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): $290
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 22.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 23.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $29
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $75
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $3
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $64,900
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 50|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $64,310
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 86.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $73,309
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 42|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 87.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $76,173
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 57|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 158.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 82|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $133,881
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 78|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 159.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 67|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $133,562
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 74|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 13.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 95|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 82|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $8,221,030
2013-14 Actual: $-136,771
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $8,084,259
2014-15 Actual: $-3,067,551
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $282,490
Actual Excess (2014-15): $273,727

* 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.