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District: MONTAGUE TWP (3300)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: SUSSEX
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $9,697,792
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 353.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $27,468
2015-16 Total Spending: $9,583,893
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 337.6
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $28,392
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $28,392
Revenue Sources, State: 34.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 60.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 49.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 72.3
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,715
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 67|75
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,976
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 67|75
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,035
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 44|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $12,063
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $12,667
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $828
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 69|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $465
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,518
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,657
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 60|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,643
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,592
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 73.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 62.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,853
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 70.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,596
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $650
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 74|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 82.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,099
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 67.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,902
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 89%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,428
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,895
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 54.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,460
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 68|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 60.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $964
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 50.9%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 33.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 8.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $63,985
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 9.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 40|75
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $65,980
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 60|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 49.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $72,535
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 56.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 50|75
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $74,915
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 62|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 72.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $101,062
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 123.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|75
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $109,198
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 52|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 16.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 15|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,205,299
2014-15 Actual: $-594,249
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $611,050
2015-16 Actual: $-135,088
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $0

* 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.