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District: JERSEY CITY (2390)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: HUDSON
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $660,881,888
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 29,688.6
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,260
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 93
2012-13 Total Spending: $680,134,496
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 29,224.2
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,273
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 95
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,273
Revenue Sources, State: 76%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 16.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.3%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 76.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 162.5
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,649
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 97
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,331
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 99
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,361
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 99
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $10,407
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 59%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $10,936
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $10,839
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 99
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $9,880
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 99
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 56%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $10,322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 99
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 56.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $10,328
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 99
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 86
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,624
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 89
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,766
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,837
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 84
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 89
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 90.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,435
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 88%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,504
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 86
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 88.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,716
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 95
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,761
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 96
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,752
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,469
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 99
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 85.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,519
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 100
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 86.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,505
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 85.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,728
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 100
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,780
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 100
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,613
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 102
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 59.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,585
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 58.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,608
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 100
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 57.8%
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): $116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 27.1%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 26.6%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $92
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $45
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $46
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 10.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 95
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $68,360
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 74
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $71,660
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 82
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 76.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 65
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $98,435
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 101
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 73.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 65
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $99,280
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 162.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 77
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $134,612
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 81
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 171.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 61
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $125,748
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 58
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 17.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 17.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 50
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $39,703,719
2011-12 Actual: $32,298,528
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $72,002,247
2012-13 Actual: $1,758,963
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $11,613,285
Actual Excess (2012-13): $10,028,684