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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)
2011-12 Total Spending: $22,388,342
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,249.4
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,919
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 72
2012-13 Total Spending: $22,707,962
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,311.5
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,315
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 43
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,315
Revenue Sources, State: 11.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.3%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 89.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 207.6
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,074
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 75
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,441
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,528
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 48
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 59%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 57.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $8,321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,758
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 61
% 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 actual costs): $7,122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 53%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 91.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $7,848
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 78
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $231
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,057
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,683
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 55
% 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 actual costs): $1,713
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 83.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,903
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 81.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 84
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,021
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 84
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,957
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,651
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 83
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 79.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 80
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 79.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,552
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 79.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,804
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $839
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 72
% 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 actual costs): $849
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 57.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $921
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 51.1%
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): $110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 25.7%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 25.1%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $154
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $162
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $23
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 13.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 11
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $71,730
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 77
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 12.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 22
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $73,670
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 78
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 89.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 25
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $70,503
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 51
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 87.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 25
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $75,193
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 59
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 207.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 20
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $143,480
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 77
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 153.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 53
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $131,469
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 17.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 35
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 13.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 64
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $1,557,349
2011-12 Actual: $707,943
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $2,265,292
2012-13 Actual: $993,287
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $283,335
Actual Excess (2012-13): $277,370