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District: CLOSTER BORO (0930)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $19,701,224
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,133.2
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,385
2013-14 Total Spending: $20,362,131
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,132.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,973
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,973
Revenue Sources, State: 11.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 74.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 186.3
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,565
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 73|82
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,283
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 54|82
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,906
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 61|82
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,915
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 71|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 61.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 70|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,925
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 69|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,573
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 71|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,735
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 69|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 71|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $178
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 13|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 43|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 37|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 62|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 59|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 61|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,874
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 39|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,883
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 31|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,074
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 28|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 32|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 81.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,568
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 29|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 83.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,708
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 29|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 82.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,645
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 63|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,665
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 59|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,750
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 55|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 19|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 30|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 31|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 67|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 87.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,493
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 69|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 89.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,579
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 73|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 90.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 30|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,455
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 38|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,544
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 34|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $757
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 48|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 59.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $893
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 64|82
% 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): 61.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $851
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 53|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 55.1%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): |82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): |82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $69
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 34|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 34|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 33|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 22.4%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 23.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $34
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $22
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 12.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 18|82
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $85,302
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 81|82
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|82
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $87,874
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 80|82
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 74.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 45|82
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $82,799
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 73|82
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 74.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|82
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $82,721
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 72|82
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 186.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 26|82
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $138,120
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 74|82
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 138.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 70|82
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $131,104
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 67|82
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 17.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 35|82
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 12.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 74|82
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $3,760,389
2012-13 Actual: $587,332
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $4,347,721
2013-14 Actual: $-955,295
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $326,437
Actual Excess (2013-14): $325,000