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District: MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT (3385)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $104,549,203
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,217.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,037
2014-15 Total Spending: $112,389,001
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,329.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,089
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,089
Revenue Sources, State: 16.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 77.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 3.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 61.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 180.4
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,776
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 66|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,718
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 57|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,138
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 73|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,487
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,055
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,001
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,900
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,484
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,773
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,821
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,492
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 89.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,506
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,744
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,424
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,567
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 84.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,212
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 84.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 79.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,655
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,701
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,985
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $962
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|103
% 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): 58.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $968
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.6%
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): $1,037
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 69|103
% 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): 52.2%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $72
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
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): $285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 25.7%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $136
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $138
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $190
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $69,244
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 66|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $69,671
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|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): $74,017
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 63.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 92|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $75,860
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 54|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 180.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $126,073
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 54|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 163.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $131,533
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $25,024,562
2013-14 Actual: $2,698,856
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $27,723,419
2014-15 Actual: $-4,091,800
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $5,011,332
Actual Excess (2014-15): $5,440,252

* 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.