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District: FORT LEE BORO (1550)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $58,586,614
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,749.4
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,626
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20
2012-13 Total Spending: $65,397,580
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,802.9
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,197
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 30
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,197
Revenue Sources, State: 13.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 87.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 249.1
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,530
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 36
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,197
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 39
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,492
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 32
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 60.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 61.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $8,137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 58.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 97.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,652
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 41
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $7,721
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,091
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 16.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,269
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 17.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,730
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 82.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,861
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 82%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,016
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 83.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,339
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.1%
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): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,062
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 79.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,015
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 81.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,112
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 82.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,228
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $480
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 3.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 39.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $520
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 41.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $492
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 39.4%
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): $259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 80
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 27.3%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 27.4%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 33%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $39
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $39
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $5
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 13.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 15
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $69,400
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 78
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 13.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 10
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $66,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 59
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 87.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 33
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $77,200
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 86.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 32
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $73,950
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 249.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 6
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $141,462
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 98
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 192.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 37
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $130,677
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 74
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 21.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 13
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 16.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 59
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $4,017,203
2011-12 Actual: $3,104,913
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $7,122,116
2012-13 Actual: $227,865
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $236,643
Actual Excess (2012-13): $180,990