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District: SOUTH ORANGE-MAPLEWOOD (4900)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: ESSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $120,439,380
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,651.7
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,106
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 60
2012-13 Total Spending: $126,022,619
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,755.3
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,655
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 56
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,655
Revenue Sources, State: 13.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 84.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.4%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 85.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 153.8
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,929
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 68
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,344
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 67
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,565
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 53
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,278
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 59.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,505
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 59.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $8,589
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 52.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 88.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,485
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 52.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 88%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $7,682
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 89.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $233
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $226
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $714
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 102
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 5.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 100
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 4.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $681
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,179
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,765
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 81%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,758
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 80.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,924
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 81.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,465
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 80
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 85.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 83.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 83.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 86
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,983
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,859
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 72
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 30.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $668
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 33.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 8.4%
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): $172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $178
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 21.1%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 21.8%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 28.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 58
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $75,444
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 89
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 45
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $74,760
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 88
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 85.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 37
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $89,010
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 91
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 84.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 35
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $85,090
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 81
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 153.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 87
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $127,466
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 66
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 153.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 83
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $129,576
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 70
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 14.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 85
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 86
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $7,064,251
2011-12 Actual: $2,420,619
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $9,484,870
2012-13 Actual: $467,212
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $2,152,272
Actual Excess (2012-13): $1,949,406