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District: HACKENSACK CITY (1860)
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: $103,776,144
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,306.7
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,096
2013-14 Total Spending: $107,864,947
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,562.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,391
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,391
Revenue Sources, State: 20.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 63.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 7.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 5.7%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 71.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 145.3
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,534
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 101|103
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,983
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 72|103
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,298
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 61|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $12,178
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 65.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,823
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 65.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,948
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 65%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $11,628
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 62.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 95.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,339
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,407
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $403
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $354
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,933
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,282
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 88.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,011
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 88.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,997
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,493
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,225
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 87.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,035
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 84.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $977
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 80%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,600
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,396
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,550
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $943
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $726
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 52%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $749
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 48.3%
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): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 22.8%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 22.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $48
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $70
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $27
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 38|10
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $81,508
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 97|10
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|10
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $83,770
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 96|10
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 71.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 65|10
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $96,560
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 101|10
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 77.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|10
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $98,045
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 97|10
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 145.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 87|10
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $145,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 98|10
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 175.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 60|10
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $145,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 93|10
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 13.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 93|10
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 82|10
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $8,132,141
2012-13 Actual: $3,156,361
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $11,288,502
2013-14 Actual: $-249,980
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $750,445
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,174,868