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District: MONTCLAIR TOWN (3310)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: ESSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $136,039,881
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,634.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,506
2015-16 Total Spending: $138,009,337
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,751.7
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,441
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,441
Revenue Sources, State: 16.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 81.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 64.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 203.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,648
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 81|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,565
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 69|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,272
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 67|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,842
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,765
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,464
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,532
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,773
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $307
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 63|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $70
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,820
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 24.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,852
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 24.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,863
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 98|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 23.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 21.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,428
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 22%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,440
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 99|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 21.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 89.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,491
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 85|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,226
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 89.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 87.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 86.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,461
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $716
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 54.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $724
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 55.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $776
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 53.1%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 21%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 21.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 23.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $20
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $43
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $140
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 67|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $69,219
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 55|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $71,164
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 64|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 64.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 88|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $80,970
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 72|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 74.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 70|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $88,811
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 84|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 203.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $136,629
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 82|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 213.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 17|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $143,421
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 88|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 20.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 20.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 10|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $9,011,030
2014-15 Actual: $-3,841,651
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $5,169,379
2015-16 Actual: $147,752
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,271,271
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.