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District: ESSEX FELLS BORO (1400)
Operating Type K-6
County: ESSEX
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $4,483,120
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 204.4
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,931
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 55
2012-13 Total Spending: $4,794,364
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 210.6
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,766
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 53
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,766
Revenue Sources, State: 12.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 55.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 105.0
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,065
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 54
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,560
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 51
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,783
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 53
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $11,476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 63.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $11,784
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 63.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $11,345
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $10,616
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 58.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 92.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $11,086
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 59.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 94.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $10,631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $724
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $535
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $179
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,586
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,881
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,659
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 95.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,554
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 88.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 84.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,941
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,904
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,983
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $97
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,508
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 77.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,640
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 86.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,681
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 84.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,999
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,966
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,772
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $961
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 48.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,018
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 54
% 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): 51.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $887
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 50.1%
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): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 28.6%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 26.5%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 32.6%
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): 8.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 55
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $58,559
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 31
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 7.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 58
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $60,325
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 39
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 55.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 50
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $45,306
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 14
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 58.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 47
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $44,932
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 14
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 105.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 45
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $106,167
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 34
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 103.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 39
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $103,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 38
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 14.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 32
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 15.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 25
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $856,684
2011-12 Actual: $222,680
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $1,079,364
2012-13 Actual: $163,078
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $260,206
Actual Excess (2012-13): $259,921