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District: SCH DIST OF THE CHATHAMS (0785)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $64,560,859
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,102.1
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,738
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 23
2012-13 Total Spending: $66,500,389
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,146.7
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,037
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 16
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,037
Revenue Sources, State: 11.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.1%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 90.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 180.3
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,783
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 21
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,171
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 21
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,954
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 21
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $6,958
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 59%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $7,590
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $6,526
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 55.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $6,881
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 56.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $7,090
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $411
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $369
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 80
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $423
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 81
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,830
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,849
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,004
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,672
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 41
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 91.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,688
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 91.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,804
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,412
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,512
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 91.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 90.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 86.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,361
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,519
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $662
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 49%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 49.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $776
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 51.1%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 78
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 22.4%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 22.3%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $36
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $180
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $7
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 13.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 15
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $63,606
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 53
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 13.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 10
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $64,125
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 90.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 30
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $71,792
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 39
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 81.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 39
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $70,316
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 33
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 180.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 58
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $128,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 68
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 177.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 54
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $129,800
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 71
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 15.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 76
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 15.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 72
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $5,407,107
2011-12 Actual: $391,154
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $5,798,261
2012-13 Actual: $2,422,769
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $289,471
Actual Excess (2012-13): $276,750