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District: GARFIELD CITY (1700)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $103,089,518
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,029.8
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,496
2013-14 Total Spending: $102,448,906
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,070
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,207
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,207
Revenue Sources, State: 71.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 23.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.2%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 100.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 171.4
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,042
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 77|103
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,713
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 81|103
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,922
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 74|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,847
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,435
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,545
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 56.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 96.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,228
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 97.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,484
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 98.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 16.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,449
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,708
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,024
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 83%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,905
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 77.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 85.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,688
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,490
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 73.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,384
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 83.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 81.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,856
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,923
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $967
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 52.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 55.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,035
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.4%
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): |103
% 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): |103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $183
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $173
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 24.8%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $274
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $35
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $2
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 13.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 7|10
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $58,059
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 17|10
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 79|10
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $54,706
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|10
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 100.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 12|10
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $88,785
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 89|10
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 75.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 52|10
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $78,865
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 66|10
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 171.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 59|10
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $141,843
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 95|10
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 162.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 76|10
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $145,659
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 92|10
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 84|10
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|10
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $9,771,479
2012-13 Actual: $-1,640,604
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $8,130,875
2013-14 Actual: $755,242
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $2,965,226
Actual Excess (2013-14): $2,530,446
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