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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: West Orange Town (5680)
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: $174,013,572
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,731
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,852
2017-18 Total Spending: $177,657,482
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,770
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,243
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $26,243
Revenue Sources, State: 18.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 79.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 58.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 154.3
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.71%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,833
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 94|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,778
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 90|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,564
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 91|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $11,846
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 96|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $11,854
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 94|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 63.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $12,228
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 94|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 62.5%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $11,306
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 97|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.44%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $11,325
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 93|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 60.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 95.54%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $11,780
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 95|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 60.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 96.34%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 83|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $345
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 80|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 59|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.6%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 46|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 42|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $144
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 35|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.7%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,704
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 73|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,646
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 63|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,820
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 58|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.4%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,516
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 79|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 93.05%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 77|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 92.59%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,578
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 73|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 91.42%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,988
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 93|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,961
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 90|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,011
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 88|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.3%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 69|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 61|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 31|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,758
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 95|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 88.43%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,726
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 93|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 88.02%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,768
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 95|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 87.92%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,837
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 67|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,880
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 70|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,052
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 72|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.5%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,067
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 68|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 58.08%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,092
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 70|97
% 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): 58.09%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 68|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 54.48%
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): $389
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 85|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 80|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $379
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 81|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.9%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 23.8%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 25.4%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 25.8%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $52
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $45
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $25
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 10.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 90|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $88,579
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 93|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 91|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $87,123
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 91|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 58.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 90|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $94,081
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 86|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 57.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 93|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $98,127
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 91|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 154.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 72|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $146,715
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 86|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 148.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 76|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $149,509
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 86|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 17.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 41|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 16.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 46|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $6,748,405
2016-17 Actual: $-2,913,909
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $3,834,496
2017-18 Actual: $1,696,265
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0