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District: RIVER VALE TWP (4430)
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: $22,707,962
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,311.5
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,315
2013-14 Total Spending: $24,663,226
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,177.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,945
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,945
Revenue Sources, State: 11.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 87.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 153.5
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,441
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46|82
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,585
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 76|82
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,801
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 44|82
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 32|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 57.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 61|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 27|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 23|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 53%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 91.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,233
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 56|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $7,955
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 28|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 57|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 25|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 24|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 74|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 77|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 64|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,057
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 50|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 63|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,430
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 55|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,713
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 47|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 83.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,074
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 59|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 86.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,058
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 54|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 84.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,021
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 82|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 82|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,015
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 79|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 47|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 67|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 27|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 78|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 79.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,791
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 82|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 75.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 77|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 82.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 55|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,832
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 76|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,790
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 58|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $849
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 68|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 57.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $971
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 73|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 53%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $964
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 65|82
% 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): 53.9%
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): $109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 65|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 71|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 58|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 25.1%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 25.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $162
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $339
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): $73,670
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 78|82
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|82
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $105,545
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 82|82
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 87.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 24|82
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $75,193
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 59|82
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 84.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|82
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $120,537
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 82|82
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 153.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 54|82
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $131,469
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 67|82
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 197.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|82
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $137,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 75|82
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 13.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 66|82
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|82
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $2,265,292
2012-13 Actual: $993,287
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,258,579
2013-14 Actual: $-547,153
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $277,370
Actual Excess (2013-14): $409,375