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District: PEQUANNOCK TWP (4080)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $42,213,092
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,260.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,677
2015-16 Total Spending: $43,397,815
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,198.6
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,739
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,739
Revenue Sources, State: 16.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 79.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.8%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 63.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 127.2
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,790
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 34|69
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,159
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 33|71
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,270
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 52|71
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,750
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,830
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 59|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,966
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,041
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $442
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 57|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $522
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $154
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 56|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,643
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,854
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,042
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 85.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,404
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 53|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 69|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,170
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 83.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,236
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 85.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,417
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 83%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,223
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,527
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $716
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 57.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $746
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 61%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $901
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 59%
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): $413
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $432
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 57|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.7%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 35.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $71
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $10
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
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|71
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,210
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|71
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 42|71
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $65,870
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 37|71
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): 59|71
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $73,560
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|71
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 59.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 63|71
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $72,210
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 39|71
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 127.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|71
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $115,615
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|71
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 125.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 64|71
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $115,615
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 20|71
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|71
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 12.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 45|71
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $7,356,098
2014-15 Actual: $-792,391
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $6,563,707
2015-16 Actual: $-796,187
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,250,000
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,100,000

* 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.