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District: MONTAGUE TWP (3300)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: SUSSEX
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $8,477,567
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 396.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,394
2014-15 Total Spending: $9,697,792
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 353.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $27,468
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $27,468
Revenue Sources, State: 34.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 59.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 6.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 7.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 48.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 73
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,881
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 66|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,715
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 67|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,543
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 45|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11,917
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 68|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $12,063
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,945
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,912
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 91.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,422
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $549
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $294
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $457
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,951
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,518
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,555
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 73.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,592
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 73.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 82.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,594
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,596
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,072
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,988
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 76.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 82.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,856
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 74|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 89.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,845
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 49.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 54.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $913
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 49.5%
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): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.9%
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): 7.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 68|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $62,170
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 8.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $63,985
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 48.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 66|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $67,400
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 63|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 49.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $72,535
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 64|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 73
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $96,948
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 72.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 58|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $101,062
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 11.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,030,105
2013-14 Actual: $175,194
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,205,299
2014-15 Actual: $-594,249
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
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.