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District: MENDHAM TWP (3100)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $18,491,198
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 739.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,016
2014-15 Total Spending: $19,227,959
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 717.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,782
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $26,782
Revenue Sources, State: 12.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 60.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 141.2
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,805
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 60|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,558
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 63|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,600
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 62|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11,956
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 67.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $12,562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 67.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11,223
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,706
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,440
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $494
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $428
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $379
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $428
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,904
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,035
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,716
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 87.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,714
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 84.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 90.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,860
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,849
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,078
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,594
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 85.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,505
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 81.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,842
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 88.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,822
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,826
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,609
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $802
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 44%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $856
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|65
% 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): 46.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 49.9%
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): $263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $360
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 63|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 33.2%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 34%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 41.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 54|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $64,885
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $67,270
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 60.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 54|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $63,410
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 61
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $61,913
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 33|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 141.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $123,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 141.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $127,920
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,019,278
2013-14 Actual: $367,174
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,386,452
2014-15 Actual: $-33,340
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $437,198
Actual Excess (2014-15): $565,914

* 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.