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District: MORRIS PLAINS BORO (3380)
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: $16,793,535
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 870
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,304
2014-15 Total Spending: $16,835,696
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 844.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,936
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,936
Revenue Sources, State: 11.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 110.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 153.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,071
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 30|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,188
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 42|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,621
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 8|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,976
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,822
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,001
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 90.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,619
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $504
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $673
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,349
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,008
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 49.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,332
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 55.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,085
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 54%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,779
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,893
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,496
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,452
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 81.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,553
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 82%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 80.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,785
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,856
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,607
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $911
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 51%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $869
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 46.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $805
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 50.1%
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): $183
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 25.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $198
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $89
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $97
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $58,140
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,577
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 110.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $61,862
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 76.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $66,582
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 42|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 153.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $126,381
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 104.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $122,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 21|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 11.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,216,294
2013-14 Actual: $337,284
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,553,578
2014-15 Actual: $659,588
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $533,684
Actual Excess (2014-15): $700,860

* 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.