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District: PATERSON CITY (4010)
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: $570,461,703
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 27,794.8
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,524
2013-14 Total Spending: $561,979,379
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 28,060.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,027
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,027
Revenue Sources, State: 85.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 8.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.4%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 66.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 85.7
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,487
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 83|103
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,930
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 69|103
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,696
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 88|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,875
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 57.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,223
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,087
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,480
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 54.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 95.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,913
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,736
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $274
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $274
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $3,171
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 20.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 20.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $3,593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 21.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,938
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 19%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 92.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,815
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $3,155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,477
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,612
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 82.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 86.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 80.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,908
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,971
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $591
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 31%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $539
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 27.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 27.2%
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): $70
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $96
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 28.8%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 34.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $39
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $41
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $37
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 10.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 92|10
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $54,182
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 6|10
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 79|10
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $53,672
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|10
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 66.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 78|10
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $68,175
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 21|10
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 71.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|10
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $63,618
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 9|10
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 85.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 101|10
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $101,360
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 7|10
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 108.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 99|10
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $97,558
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|10
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 9.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 100|10
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 11.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 99|10
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $68,341,979
2012-13 Actual: $1,645,265
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $69,987,244
2013-14 Actual: $4,097,464
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $6,013,102
Actual Excess (2013-14): $2,168,294
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