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District: MOUNT ARLINGTON BORO (3410)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $11,021,909
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 491.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,423
2014-15 Total Spending: $11,279,588
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 513.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,974
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,974
Revenue Sources, State: 12.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 53.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 82.4
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 19.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,098
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 51|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,263
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 52|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,461
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 49|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,852
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,537
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,031
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,783
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 50.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $599
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $506
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,424
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,694
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,934
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,979
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 86.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,968
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,022
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,071
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 69|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,651
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 83.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,669
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 82.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,674
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 69|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 80.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,902
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,059
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,414
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $916
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|75
% 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): 48.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $929
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 45.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $929
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 38.5%
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): $229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $236
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $46
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $34
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $38
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $61,295
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,508
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 53.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $80,573
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 73|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 51.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $78,103
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 69|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 82.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 48|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $111,180
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 79.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $115,317
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 9.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 9.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,504,041
2013-14 Actual: $123,910
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,627,951
2014-15 Actual: $109,822
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $353,724
Actual Excess (2014-15): $353,701

* 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.