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District: WEST ORANGE TOWN (5680)
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: $161,320,073
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,833.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,608
2015-16 Total Spending: $164,040,606
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,792.6
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,150
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,150
Revenue Sources, State: 16.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 81.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 58.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 155.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,393
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 94|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,625
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 95|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,277
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 92|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,054
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,955
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,587
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 95|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 63.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,561
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,027
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 96|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 78|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $167
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,596
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,428
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 93.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,533
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 78|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 94.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,861
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,870
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,926
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 96|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 52|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 88.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 88.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,714
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 99|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 89%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,973
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,841
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 62.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,041
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 56.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,037
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 62|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 60.7%
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): $
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): $258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 65|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 22.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 23.8%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 25.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $101
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $60
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $67
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 91|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $80,897
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 95|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 73|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $78,694
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 91|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 58.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 97|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $87,323
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 85|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 65.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 86|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $78,480
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 55|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 155.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 73|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $144,746
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 90|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 157.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 76|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $139,652
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 85|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 15.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 58|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $6,601,824
2014-15 Actual: $-477,398
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $6,124,426
2015-16 Actual: $623,979
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
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.