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Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending March 2011

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District: ALPINE BORO (80)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2008-09 Total Spending: $5,575,491
2008-09 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 217.8
2008-09 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,601
2008-09 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 67
2009-10 Total Spending: $6,141,343
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 214.9
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $28,576
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 66
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending Per Pupil: $28,576
Revenue Sources, State: 9.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 5.3%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2009 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 7.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 50
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 41.2
10/15/09 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2008-09 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,505
2008-09 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 66
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,900
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 66
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $24,956
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 66
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $13,185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 58.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $13,613
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 57%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $14,469
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 58%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $11,927
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 53%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2008-09): 90.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $12,516
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 52.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 91.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $13,130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 52.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 90.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $921
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $789
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $900
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 3.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $4,306
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 19.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $4,769
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 20%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $5,257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 21.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $3,874
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 17.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2008-09): 90%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $4,210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 17.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 88.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $4,710
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 18.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 89.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $2,349
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,875
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 7.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $2,121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2008-09): 90.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2009-10): 88.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 92.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $2,313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $3,055
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $860
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 3.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2008-09): 37.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $971
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 4.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 35.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,048
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 4.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 34.3%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2008-09): 19.4%
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 21.5%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 24.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2008-09): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $489
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2009-10): 7.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 65
Teacher Salary (2009-10): $53,604
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 31
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 7.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 63
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $55,460
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 34
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2009-10): 50
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 61
Support Service Salary (2009-10): $53,604
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 32
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 49.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 63
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $59,507
Salary Ranking (2010-11): 42
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 41.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 67
Administrator Salary (2009-10): $106,299
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 53
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 45.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 67
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $109,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 54
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 6.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 64
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 6.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 63
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2008-09): $516,370
2008-09 Actual: $108,635
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $625,005
2009-10 Actual: $-273,182
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2008-09): $0
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
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