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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: Montclair Town (3310)
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: $144,421,218
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,741
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,424
2017-18 Total Spending: $147,004,332
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,743
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,801
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,801
Revenue Sources, State: 18.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 80%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 62.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 222.7
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.46%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,110
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 76|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,126
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 70|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,981
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 64|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 55|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 49|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 56.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,585
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 47|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 56.4%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 68|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.39%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,826
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 55|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 54.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 96.23%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,169
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 51|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 54%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 95.66%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 57|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $269
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 61|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 67|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $84
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 21|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $78
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 18|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $85
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 19|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.5%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,906
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 95|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 24.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,849
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 94|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 23.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $4,012
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 94|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 23.6%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,488
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 97|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 21.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 89.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,445
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 95|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 21.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 89.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,587
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 95|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 21.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 89.41%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,478
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 47|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,449
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 38|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,501
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 32|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.8%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 84|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 78|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 87|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.4%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 52|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 87.01%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 42|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 87.51%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 41|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 86.01%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 13|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 14|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,575
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 25|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.3%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $718
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 28|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 54.27%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $777
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 32|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 57.56%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 847
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 33|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 53.78%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 4|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 8|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 5|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.1%
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 47|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 46|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 45|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.6%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 22.9%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 23%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 25.3%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $129
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $5
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): 0
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 54|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $74,100
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 69|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 52|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $73,194
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 52|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 62.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 86|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $89,697
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 80|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 60.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 89|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $83,341
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 59|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 222.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 7|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $141,678
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 78|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 201.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 18|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $140,772
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 71|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 22.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 3|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 20.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 9|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $5,316,871
2016-17 Actual: $-629,990
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $4,686,881
2017-18 Actual: $4,131,676
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $33,081
Actual Excess (2017-18): $567,021