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District: CITY OF ORANGE TWP (3880)
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: $120,073,806
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,677.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,151
2015-16 Total Spending: $126,148,649
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,626.2
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,422
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,422
Revenue Sources, State: 85.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 10.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.3%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 67.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 96.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,574
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 78|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,092
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 81|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,990
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 61|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,381
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,934
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,898
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,686
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 49.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,032
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 49.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 89.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 51.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $298
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 69|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $306
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 71|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,888
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,990
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,015
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 86|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,536
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,667
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 86|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 88.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,097
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 100|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
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): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,460
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 65%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,516
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 71.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,569
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 95|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 74.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,846
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,838
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,741
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $390
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 21.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 58.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $360
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 20.7%
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): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.8%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 30.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $50
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $71
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $45
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 90|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $54,921
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 91|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $54,921
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 3|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 67.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 77|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,210
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 73.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 74|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $63,431
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 7|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 96.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 99|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $106,039
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 95.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 101|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $108,987
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 11|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 97|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 10.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 96|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $8,839,030
2014-15 Actual: $-2,091,661
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $6,747,369
2015-16 Actual: $34,765
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,273,337
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.