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District: MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT (3385)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $112,389,001
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,329.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,089
2015-16 Total Spending: $107,881,792
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,333.6
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,227
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,227
Revenue Sources, State: 17.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 77%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 3.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 63.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 163.7
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,718
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 57|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,016
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 57|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,187
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 83|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,681
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,833
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 70|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,900
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 75|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 61|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,821
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,855
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 90|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,506
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,552
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 91|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 88%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,662
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 67|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 73|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,212
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 84.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 82.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 52|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 77.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,701
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,064
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 74|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $968
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $936
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 57.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,072
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 65|101
% 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): 51.9%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
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): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $312
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 78|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.8%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 29.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $138
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $127
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $119
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $69,671
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 72|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $69,172
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 53|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 63.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 91|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $75,860
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 61.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 96|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $76,540
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 47|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 163.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $131,533
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 173.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 56|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $133,935
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 72|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 17.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 30|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $27,723,419
2014-15 Actual: $-4,091,800
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $23,631,619
2015-16 Actual: $4,093,315
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $5,440,252
Actual Excess (2015-16): $4,859,323

* 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.