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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)
2010-11 Total Spending: $120,045,805
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,742
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,806
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 71
2011-12 Total Spending: $121,599,322
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,711.5
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,118
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 60
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,118
Revenue Sources, State: 13.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2011 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 78.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 211.3
10/15/11 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,126
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 80
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,971
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 70
2012-13 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,812
2012-13 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 74
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $8,559
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 81
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 60.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $8,834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 59.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $8,366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 86
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 59.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 97.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,071
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 72
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 57.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 96.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $8,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 57.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 95.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $2,632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 93
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 18.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,727
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 94
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 19.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $2,952
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 93
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 19.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $2,526
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 17.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,553
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 18.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $2,762
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 99
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 18.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 93.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,278
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 41
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 91.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2011-12): 90.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 90.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $724
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 53%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $695
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 52.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $724
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 50.1%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $8
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 26.7%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 22.1%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 26.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $24
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 52
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $68,208
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 74
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 63
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $65,649
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 68
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 78.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 65
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $85,187
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 85
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 68.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 80
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $76,407
Salary Ranking (2012-13): 61
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 211.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 34
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $127,527
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 196.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 35
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $134,246
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 82
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 19.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 34
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 19.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 29
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $6,973,063
2010-11 Actual: $4,093,546
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $11,066,610
2011-12 Actual: $2,842,825
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2010-11): $4,717,809
Actual Excess (2011-12): $3,255,578
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