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District: MORRIS HILLS REGIONAL (3370)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: MORRIS
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $71,242,283
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,838.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,099
2015-16 Total Spending: $73,497,993
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,786
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,381
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $26,381
Revenue Sources, State: 22%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 76.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 66.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 113.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,441
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 36|46
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,893
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 36|46
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,750
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 25|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,943
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,979
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 51.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 91.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $461
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $498
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,787
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,865
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,751
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,536
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,435
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.7%
% 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): $1,898
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,900
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,069
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,549
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 81.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,498
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 78.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 73.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,787
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,825
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,952
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,046
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 58.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 59%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,098
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 56.3%
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): $1,047
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,085
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,034
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 23.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 24.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $264
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $206
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $239
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|46
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $82,030
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 30|46
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $82,140
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 38|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 66.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|46
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $81,070
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 66.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 36|46
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $82,948
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 31|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 113.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|46
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $155,354
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 111.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 26|46
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $156,393
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 46|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 11.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 11.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,201,017
2014-15 Actual: $421,358
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $3,622,375
2015-16 Actual: $1,370,900
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.