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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.

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)
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
2016-17 Total Spending: $78,399,135
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,818
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $27,821
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending Per Pupil: $27,821
Revenue Sources, State: 22.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 76.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2016 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 66.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 111.3
10/15/16 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.97%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,893
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 36|46
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,337
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 35|46
2017-18 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,925
2017-18 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 31|46
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
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 actual costs): $10,371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 34|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $10,605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 34|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 56%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
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): 92.49%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,571
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 31|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 52.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.29%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $9,750
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 51.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 91.94%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
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 actual costs): $507
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 38|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $492
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 36|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.6%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
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 actual costs): $293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 28|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 30|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.9%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
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 actual costs): $2,961
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 36|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $3,025
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 16%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
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): 88.52%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 87.94%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $2,628
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 86.88%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
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 actual costs): $2,071
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 41|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $2,165
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 42|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.4%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
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 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 26|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
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 Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 78.84%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,533
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2016-17): 74.02%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,572
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 33|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2017-18): 72.61%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
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 actual costs): $1,888
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 17|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $2,069
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 22|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.9%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
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): 58.96%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 59.43%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): 1220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 38|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 58.97%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): N.R.
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
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 actual costs): $1,073
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 31|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,080
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 26|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.7%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 23.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 23%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 25.7%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $206
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $245
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $178
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
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
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 11.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 31|46
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $82,140
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 36|46
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
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 Within Group (2016-17): 32|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 65.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 37|46
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $81,184
Salary Ranking (2017-18): 26|46
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
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
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 114.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 22|46
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $154,643
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 45|46
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 11.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 12.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 20|46
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $3,622,375
2015-16 Actual: $1,370,900
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $4,993,275
2016-17 Actual: $-1,299,291
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2015-16): 0
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0