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District: MOUNTAINSIDE BORO (3470)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $16,802,774
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,048.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,021
2015-16 Total Spending: $19,244,100
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,047.7
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,368
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,368
Revenue Sources, State: 13.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 84.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 121.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 180.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,239
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 9|65
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,501
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11|66
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,227
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 11|66
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,438
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,818
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 16|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,976
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,591
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,704
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $212
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,738
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,722
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 12|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,990
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 79.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 78.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,511
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 75.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,451
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 11|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,490
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 29|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 52|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 79%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 82.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,228
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 82.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,482
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,625
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $754
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 50.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $720
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 29|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 52%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $825
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|66
% 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): 50.8%
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): $130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.2%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 26.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $5
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
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): 10|66
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,279
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|66
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 12|66
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $58,168
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 19|66
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 121.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|66
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $59,434
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|66
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 103.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 13|66
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $59,327
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 24|66
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 180.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|66
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $111,840
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|66
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 177.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 12|66
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $111,840
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 36|66
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|66
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 15.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|66
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,536,942
2014-15 Actual: $346,526
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,864,740
2015-16 Actual: $72,060
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $253,165
Actual Excess (2015-16): $48,592

* 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.