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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: Mount Arlington Boro (3410)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: Morris
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $11,722,727
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 517
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,673
2017-18 Total Spending: $12,819,667
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 532
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,112
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,112
Revenue Sources, State: 14.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 84.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 58.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 85
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.09%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,685
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44|75
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,909
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44|75
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,294
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 42|75
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,721
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,491
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 55.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 28|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 54.2%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 52.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.28%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,959
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 52.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 94.93%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,773
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 29|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 50.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 93.45%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 11|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 21|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $407
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.1%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 39|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $278
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.4%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,655
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 19.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,797
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 19.7%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,020
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 90.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,319
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 17.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 90.81%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,143
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 82.78%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,027
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,151
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,211
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.5%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.3%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,611
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 79.48%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,737
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 80.75%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,784
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 68|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 80.69%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,368
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,559
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.3%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 53|75
% 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): 45.44%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,097
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 46.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1131
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 44.2%
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): $220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.3%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 25.1%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 26.6%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 33.1%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $74
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $52
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $21
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 10.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 21|75
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $64,550
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 54|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 10.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 21|75
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $66,025
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 56|75
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 58.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 48|75
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $86,487
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 71|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 48.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 57|75
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $64,503
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 46|75
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 85.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 42|75
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $111,657
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 52|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 124.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 13|75
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $115,511
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 60|75
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 9.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 51|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 14.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 12|75
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $3,229,404
2016-17 Actual: $508,101
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $3,737,505
2017-18 Actual: $-197,083
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $405,127
Actual Excess (2017-18): $409,891