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District: MONTGOMERY TWP (3320)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: SOMERSET
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $90,248,747
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,819.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,726
2014-15 Total Spending: $92,133,509
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,810
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,155
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,155
Revenue Sources, State: 14.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 69.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 156
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,715
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,102
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 47|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,115
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 51|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,072
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,965
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,650
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,044
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.5%
%% 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): $379
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $361
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,975
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,142
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,808
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 91.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,952
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 90.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,492
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,485
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,555
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 85%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 86.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 84.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,719
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,553
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,732
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $737
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 42.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 50.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $825
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 47.6%
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): $333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $70
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $69
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $54
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 53|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $69,470
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 69|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 73|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $70,290
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 69.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 75|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $71,008
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 73.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $76,118
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 55|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 156
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 87|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $107,532
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 133.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 96|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $107,024
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 83|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 90|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $9,990,202
2013-14 Actual: $-995,584
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $8,994,615
2014-15 Actual: $-81,724
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $3,169,671
Actual Excess (2014-15): $3,170,543

* 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.