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District: MOUNTAINSIDE BORO (3470)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $16,270,652
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,037.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,688
2014-15 Total Spending: $16,802,774
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,048.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,021
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,021
Revenue Sources, State: 10.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 89.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.6%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 124.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 149.4
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 7.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,843
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,239
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 9|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,670
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 9|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,438
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,686
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,937
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,430
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,727
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,738
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,312
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 76%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 79.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,362
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 76.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,451
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,431
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 81.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 79%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 79.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,482
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,639
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $660
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 46%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $754
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 50.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|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): 49.4%
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): $127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $4
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $5
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $59,944
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,279
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 124.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $59,308
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 121.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $59,434
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 23|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 149.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $110,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 180
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $111,840
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 13.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,213,206
2013-14 Actual: $323,736
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,536,942
2014-15 Actual: $346,526
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $182,674
Actual Excess (2014-15): $253,165

* 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.