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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: Mountain Lakes Boro (3460)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: Morris
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $41,329,518
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,607
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,719
2017-18 Total Spending: $42,937,499
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,539
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $27,908
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $27,908
Revenue Sources, State: 16.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 49.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 31.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 2%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 31.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 107.1
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,796
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46|50
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,370
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 48|49
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $21,214
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 46|49
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $11,672
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 50|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $12,485
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 58.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $12,624
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 59.5%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $11,305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 50|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.86%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $11,915
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 49|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 55.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 95.43%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $12,187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 57.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 96.54%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 16|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.2%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $154
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 25|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 28|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 20|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.8%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,401
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 46|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,725
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 17.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,571
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16.8%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 47|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 92.12%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 90.63%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 93.64%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,737
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 22|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,890
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 31|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,892
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.9%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 38|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,497
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 30|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 86.18%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,644
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 86.98%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,698
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 89.75%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 48|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.9%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,085
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 46|50
% 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): 48.83%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 45.97%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1173
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 50.52%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 3|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 5|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 3|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.056%
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 47|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.9%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 25.1%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 25.5%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 29.3%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $31
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $32
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $43
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 10.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 37|49
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $84,692
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 48|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 9.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 43|49
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $86,192
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 48|49
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 31.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 49|49
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $89,799
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 47|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 34.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 49|49
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $90,217
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 47|49
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 107.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 36|49
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $145,535
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 47|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 105.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 38|49
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $149,708
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 48|49
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 14.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 16|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 14.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 13|49
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $2,209,915
2016-17 Actual: $725,737
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $2,935,652
2017-18 Actual: $-48,257
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $96,100
Actual Excess (2017-18): $259,980