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District: WEST MILFORD TWP (5650)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: PASSAIC
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending: $71,933,708
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,101
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,540
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 60
2010-11 Total Spending: $71,676,707
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,025.8
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,804
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 70
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,804
Revenue Sources, State: 25.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 71.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2010 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 71.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 165.8
10/15/10 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,461
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 64
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,720
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 72
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,583
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 78
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $8,020
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 59.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $8,005
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 58.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $8,550
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 72
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 58.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,726
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 57.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,755
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 56.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 96.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $8,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 78
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 57%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 97.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,022
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $2,104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,171
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,869
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 92.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,952
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 78
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 92.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 92.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,409
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,518
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,523
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 78
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 80
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2009-10): 88.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 90
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2010-11): 88%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 93
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 89.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,624
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,633
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 72
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,812
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $984
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 7.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 60.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,024
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 7.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 62.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,065
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 7.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 58.8%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $227
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 28.7%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 32.3%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 37%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $16
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $35
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $35
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 14.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 11
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $68,950
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 13.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 21
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $73,700
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 90
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 71.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 81
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $90,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 93
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 71.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 79
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $91,400
Salary Ranking (2011-12): 95
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 165.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 82
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $122,405
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 59
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 152.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 93
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $127,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 63
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 14.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 94
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 13.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 96
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $3,326,430
2009-10 Actual: $475,463
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $3,801,893
2010-11 Actual: $424,151
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
Actual Excess (2010-11): $1,657,805
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