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District: RIVER VALE TWP (4430)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending: $21,922,391
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,413.9
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,505
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 36
2011-12 Total Spending: $22,395,400
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,249.4
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,925
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 74
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,925
Revenue Sources, State: 11%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2011 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 113.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 265.2
10/15/11 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,173
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,074
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 77
2012-13 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,852
2012-13 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 48
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 59%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $8,136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $6,973
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 57.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,758
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 55.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 93.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $7,703
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 55.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 94.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,616
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $2,069
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 80.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,683
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 79.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 79.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,769
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,944
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 74.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,651
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2011-12): 79.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,537
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 80
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 79.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,606
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $728
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 54.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $839
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 57.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $847
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 52.7%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
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 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 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $94
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $97
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 24.3%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 25.7%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 25.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $10
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $154
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $37
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 13.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 11
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $75,995
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 82
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 32
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $67,865
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 113.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 9
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $77,030
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 66
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 78.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 41
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $61,540
Salary Ranking (2012-13): 19
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 265.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 2
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $145,021
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 84
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 157.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 66
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $131,469
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 21.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 12
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 14.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 72
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $1,344,511
2010-11 Actual: $212,838
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $1,557,349
2011-12 Actual: $707,943
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2010-11): $253,341
Actual Excess (2011-12): $283,335
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