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District: TOTOWA BORO (5200)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: PASSAIC
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending: $15,753,753
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,027.5
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,331
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 29
2010-11 Total Spending: $15,141,388
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,030.1
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,698
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending Per Pupil: $14,698
Revenue Sources, State: 9.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 87.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2010 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 73.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 140.6
10/15/10 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,734
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 31
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,661
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 32
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,092
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 45
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,575
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 64.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 62.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $7,975
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 60.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 61.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 94.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,012
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 60.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $7,634
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 58.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 95.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $217
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 72
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,542
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,777
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,005
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 15.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,429
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 92.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,645
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 92.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,876
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 93.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,681
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $72
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $85
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 84
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,144
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2009-10): 83.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,170
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2010-11): 85%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 81.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,231
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,206
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,414
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $767
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 62.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $745
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 61.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $839
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 72
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 59.3%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
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 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $8
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $5
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $8
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 24%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 26%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 30.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $15
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 38
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $67,995
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 13.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 16
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $72,885
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 78
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 73.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 59
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $72,245
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 64.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 75
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $77,135
Salary Ranking (2011-12): 65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 140.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 79
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $126,699
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 68
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 135.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 81
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $129,233
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 72
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 12.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 81
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 12.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 82
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $2,981,953
2009-10 Actual: $-135,374
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $2,846,579
2010-11 Actual: $-25,836
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2009-10): $1,145,675
Actual Excess (2010-11): $1,090,006
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