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District: BERGEN CO SPECIAL SERVICE (0285)
Operating Type CSSD
County: BERGEN
Operating Type CSSD Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $62,623,643
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 666.5
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $93,953
2013-14 Total Spending: $61,967,715
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 677.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $91,459
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $91,459
Revenue Sources, State: 14.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 20.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 62.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 2.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 4.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 36.4
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 100%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $74,307
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 8|8
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $73,106
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 8|8
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $81,208
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 8|8
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $42,654
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 57.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $42,529
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $45,622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $37,878
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 51%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 88.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $37,642
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 51.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 88.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $40,500
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 49.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 88.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $908
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,058
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $976
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $3,868
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,829
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $4,146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $16,581
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 22.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $16,235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 22.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $19,145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 23.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $14,923
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 20.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 90%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $14,969
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 20.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $18,160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 22.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 94.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $6,376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $7,054
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $4,674
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 73.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,886
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 77.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $5,436
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 77.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,548
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,094
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 31.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,038
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 28.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 29.8%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $86
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 44.1%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 42.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 48.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $1,508
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $508
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 2.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 7|8
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $75,800
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 3|8
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 2.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|8
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $73,985
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|8
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 4.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 7|8
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $81,710
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 6|8
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 4.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|8
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $80,969
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 6|8
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 36.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 5|8
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $138,619
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 7|8
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 36.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|8
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $134,861
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|8
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 21.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 1|8
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 21.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|8
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $6,754,266
2012-13 Actual: $175,428
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $6,929,694
2013-14 Actual: $630,536
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $0
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0