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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: East Orange (1210)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: Essex
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $286,657,272
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 10,004
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $28,655
2017-18 Total Spending: $286,934,675
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 10,039
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $28,582
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $28,582
Revenue Sources, State: 88.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 8.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 58.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 134.9
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.48%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,089
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 97|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,962
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 95|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $20,631
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 94|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $11,623
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 95|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,551
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 87|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 52.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,966
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 90|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 53.2%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $11,046
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 95|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 52.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.04%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 88|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 50.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 96.09%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 90|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 50.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 95.53%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $362
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 86|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 46|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $233
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 34|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.1%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 52|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 38|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 49|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.2%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $4,427
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 97|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 21%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $4,238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 96|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 21.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $4,462
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 96|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 21.6%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $4,101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 98|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 92.64%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,949
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 97|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 19.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 93.18%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $4,044
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 96|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 19.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 90.63%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,013
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 95|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 93|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,039
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 89|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.9%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $84
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 89|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 88|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 80|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.3%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,648
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 92|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 81.87%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,619
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 88|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 76.91%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,663
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 88|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 81.56%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,858
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 96|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,770
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 93|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,956
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 93|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.3%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,646
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 95|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 57.59%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,538
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 91|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 55.52%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1714
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 93|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 57.98%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
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 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): N.R.
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $154
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 15|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $178
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 24|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 21|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.9%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 27%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 27.3%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 30.7%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $43
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $63
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $83
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 11.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 78|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $89,853
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 95|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 62|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $88,409
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 93|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 58.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 91|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $101,900
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 95|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 62.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 85|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $101,900
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 94|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 134.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 85|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $133,392
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 61|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 142.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 80|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $139,138
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 70|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 14.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 79|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 14.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 75|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $24,308,247
2016-17 Actual: $-7,307,171
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $17,039,968
2017-18 Actual: $707,263
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0