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District: MOUNT ARLINGTON BORO (3410)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $11,279,588
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 513.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,974
2015-16 Total Spending: $11,327,346
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 504.9
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,436
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,436
Revenue Sources, State: 13.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 51.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 79.8
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 19.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,263
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 52|75
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,884
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 43|75
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,798
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 50|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,537
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,520
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,783
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,986
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,694
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 51.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $539
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,424
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,062
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,533
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,979
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,847
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 60|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 93%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 90.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,022
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,078
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 74|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,669
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 82.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,698
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 81.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,712
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 80.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,059
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,000
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,404
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $929
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 45.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $941
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 47.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $929
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 38.6%
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): $209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $233
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 24.1%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 26.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $34
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $86
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $111
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,508
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 9.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 28|75
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $62,323
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 49|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 51.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $78,103
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 69|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 54.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 54|75
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $82,115
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 64|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 79.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $115,317
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 83.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 44|75
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $109,746
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 53|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 9.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 10.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 47|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,627,951
2014-15 Actual: $109,822
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,737,773
2015-16 Actual: $491,631
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $353,701
Actual Excess (2015-16): $555,755

* 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.