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District: PATERSON CITY (4010)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: PASSAIC
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $552,325,971
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 28,174.4
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,604
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 78
2012-13 Total Spending: $568,526,703
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 27,794.8
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,454
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 78
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,454
Revenue Sources, State: 84.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 7.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.9%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 86.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 137.2
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,598
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 78
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,487
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 83
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,323
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 83
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,579
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 58.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,875
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 57.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $8,993
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,165
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 55.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,480
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 80
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 54.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 95.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $8,604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $278
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $274
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $85
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,918
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 20%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $3,171
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 99
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 20.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $3,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 21.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 18.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 91%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,938
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 100
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 19%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 92.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $3,123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 100
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 19.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 87.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,576
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 84
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 89
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $62
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,089
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 82.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 82.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 77.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,668
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,908
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,070
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 3.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 28.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $591
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 31%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 26.4%
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): $67
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $70
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 28.5%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 28.8%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $92
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $39
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $60
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 46
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $55,103
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 12
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 79
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $54,182
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 6
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 86.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 36
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $78,568
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 71
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 73.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 64
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $68,175
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 21
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 137.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 97
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $99,850
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 6
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 95.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 101
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $101,495
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 6
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 12.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 96
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 9.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 100
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $38,123,680
2011-12 Actual: $30,218,299
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $68,341,979
2012-13 Actual: $1,645,265
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $10,239,761
Actual Excess (2012-13): $6,013,102