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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)
2013-14 Total Spending: $269,822,948
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 10,492.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,715
2014-15 Total Spending: $264,883,898
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 10,544.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,121
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $25,121
Revenue Sources, State: 87.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 7.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1.1%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.4%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 61.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 167.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,740
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 101|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,980
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 100|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,609
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 100|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,862
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,037
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,988
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 actual costs): $9,775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,461
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
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 actual costs): $386
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $307
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
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 actual costs): $168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $269
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,875
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 actual costs): $3,846
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,797
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,527
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%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,503
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 91.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,848
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 actual costs): $1,877
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,803
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
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 actual costs): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,454
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 Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 78.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,487
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 79.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 81.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,975
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 actual costs): $2,795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,701
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,632
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 actual costs): $1,591
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,558
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 57.7%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
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 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): $138
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 actual costs): $126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $94
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $25
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $58
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 93|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $78,173
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 90|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 99|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $71,673
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 78|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 61.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 92|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $97,002
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 96|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 55.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 102|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $96,670
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 100|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 167.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 71|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $125,331
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 51|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 137.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 91|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $125,331
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 18.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $38,255,140
2013-14 Actual: $-6,635,170
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $31,619,970
2014-15 Actual: $-2,735,054
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $4,886,545
Actual Excess (2014-15): $3,713,651

* 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.