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District: BOONTON TWP (0460)
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)
2014-15 Total Spending: $13,997,194
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 718
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,494
2015-16 Total Spending: $14,385,356
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 727.6
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,771
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,771
Revenue Sources, State: 11.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 87.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 82.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 129.1
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,263
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 50|65
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,362
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49|66
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,535
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 38|66
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,427
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,701
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 54|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 65.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,715
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 64.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,653
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 56|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,381
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $697
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $90
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,858
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,820
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,740
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 71.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 72.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,334
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 76.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,018
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 56|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,095
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 61|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,667
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 82.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,583
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 56|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 82.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 79.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,639
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,675
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $839
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 50.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $866
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 52.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $897
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 53.6%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $231
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 54|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 32.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $20
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $67
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|66
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $63,811
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|66
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 37|66
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $62,979
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 34|66
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 82.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|66
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $63,346
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|66
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 80.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 27|66
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $63,346
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 37|66
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 129.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|66
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $119,255
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|66
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 126.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 38|66
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $121,081
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 47|66
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|66
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 13.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 34|66
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,537,560
2014-15 Actual: $239,923
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,777,483
2015-16 Actual: $101,267
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $62,291
Actual Excess (2015-16): $0

* 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.