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District: PASSAIC CITY (3970)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: PASSAIC
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $338,076,899
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 14,499.3
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,317
2013-14 Total Spending: $331,675,243
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 14,728.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,519
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,519
Revenue Sources, State: 83%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 5.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 6%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.6%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 82.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 148.7
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,532
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 92|103
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,449
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 90|103
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,109
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 90|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $10,410
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 63%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,710
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $10,483
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9,061
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 54.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 87%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,984
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,591
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $923
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $426
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $413
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $3,101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 18.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 19.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $3,067
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 73.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 73%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,407
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 78.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,312
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,448
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 11|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,061
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 88.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,151
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 87.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,294
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 89.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,538
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,903
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $595
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 38.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 34.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $730
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 41%
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): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $89
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 27.5%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 28.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $363
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $141
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $45
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 12
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 53|10
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $67,423
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 67|10
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 29|10
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $67,693
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 62|10
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 82.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 37|10
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $91,503
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 95|10
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 87.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|10
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $98,270
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 98|10
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 148.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 84|10
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $120,711
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 40|10
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 182.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|10
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $119,738
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|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): 16.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 70|10
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $69,851,446
2012-13 Actual: $-15,507,894
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $54,343,552
2013-14 Actual: $-3,707,115
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $2,295,608
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
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