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District: BUTLER BORO (630)
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)
2013-14 Total Spending: $23,740,686
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,150.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,628
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
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,988
Revenue Sources, State: 18.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 63.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 16.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 61.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 128.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 19.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,728
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|49
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,846
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|49
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,130
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 39|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,618
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,975
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,992
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 50.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,000
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|49
% 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 budget): $8,725
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 50.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $196
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $473
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $89
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,042
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 19.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,968
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,508
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 82.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,492
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|49
% 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 budget): $2,812
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 83.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,822
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,745
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,070
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 70.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 72.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,435
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 69.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,068
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,054
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,169
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 58.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|49
% 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 budget): $1,336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 61.6%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $457
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $537
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 28.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 35.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $39
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $35
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $24
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|49
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $65,688
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 38|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,906
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 61.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|49
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $73,975
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 67.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $78,430
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 44|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 128.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|49
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $119,556
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|49
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
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 13.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,252,575
2013-14 Actual: $306,498
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,559,073
2014-15 Actual: $712,393
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $696,015
Actual Excess (2014-15): $884,800

* 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.