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District: BUTLER BORO (0630)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $24,477,363
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,166.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,988
2015-16 Total Spending: $25,240,354
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,181.7
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,359
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,359
Revenue Sources, State: 19.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 63.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 16%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 67.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 119.6
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 21%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,846
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|50
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,685
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 33|49
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,216
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 38|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,618
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,587
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,000
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,912
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 51.8%
%% 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): $473
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,968
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,765
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,492
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 84%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,339
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 84.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,758
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 83.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,745
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,884
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,021
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 72.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 71.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 68.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,054
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,980
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 58.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 60.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 60.9%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|50
% 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): $5
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $457
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $469
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $527
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 34%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $35
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $62
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $21
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,906
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 17|49
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $66,219
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 34|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 67.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $78,430
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 66.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 28|49
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $78,909
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 41|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 119.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $122,155
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 127.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 24|49
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $125,184
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 34|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 12.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 25|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,559,073
2014-15 Actual: $712,393
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $3,271,466
2015-16 Actual: $1,050,246
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $884,800
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,004,432

* 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.