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District: SOUTH ORANGE-MAPLEWOOD (4900)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: ESSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $130,004,054
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,923.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,778
2014-15 Total Spending: $128,743,376
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,015.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,351
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,351
Revenue Sources, State: 13.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 87.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 175.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,397
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 55|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,056
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,642
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 45|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,794
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,500
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 87.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,417
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 88.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 88.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $773
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $753
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $761
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,049
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 81.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,745
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 84.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,802
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 82%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,557
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,436
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,550
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 82.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 85.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 84.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,042
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,905
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,839
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $653
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 32%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $151
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 7.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 8.8%
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): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 23.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $77,379
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 88|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $74,698
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 88|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 87.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 25|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $87,025
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 81|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 84.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $85,487
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 83|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 175.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 60|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $130,438
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 68|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 163.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $126,665
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 82|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 82|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $9,952,082
2013-14 Actual: $-208,086
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $9,743,996
2014-15 Actual: $1,354,484
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $2,471,003
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,275,894

* 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.