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District: WEST MORRIS REGIONAL (5660)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: MORRIS
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $53,596,743
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,782.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,261
2014-15 Total Spending: $55,781,890
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,703.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,631
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,631
Revenue Sources, State: 18.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 80.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 86.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 161.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,335
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 15|46
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,754
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 16|46
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,433
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 14|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,948
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,089
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,600
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,009
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,826
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,922
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,968
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 86.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,617
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,647
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,684
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 71.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 75.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,236
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 73.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,402
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 51.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $693
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 51.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|46
% 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): 50.3%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,020
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,048
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,094
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $33
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $74
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $92
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|46
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $68,443
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|46
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $67,470
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 86.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 20|46
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $75,385
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 21|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 85.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|46
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $73,845
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 20|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 161.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|46
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $138,645
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 140.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|46
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $144,015
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 14.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $8,200,906
2013-14 Actual: $-202,784
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $7,998,122
2014-15 Actual: $-943,062
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $2,031,086
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,035,103

* 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.