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District: WANAQUE BORO (5440)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: PASSAIC
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $18,354,670
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 964.6
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,027
2013-14 Total Spending: $18,755,252
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 931.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,134
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,134
Revenue Sources, State: 24.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 72.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 65.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 182.8
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 19.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,316
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 70|82
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,949
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 70|82
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,926
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 63|82
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9,621
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 78|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 67.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 78|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 65.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $10,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 76|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 65.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 78|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 65.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 97.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 78|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 97.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $10,176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 77|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 97.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 26|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 26|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $231
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 14|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 5|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 3|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 14|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,954
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 48|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,992
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 42|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 45|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,516
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 30|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 77.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,580
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 31|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 79.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,692
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 28|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 75.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,411
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 36|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 60|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,800
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 64|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 54|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 54|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 53|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $984
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 12|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 69.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 27|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 67.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 27|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 65.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 24|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 27|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 20|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 24.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 6|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 17.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 5|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 19.4%
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): |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): $70
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 35|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 56|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 17|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 25%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 21.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $31
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $16
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $17
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 9.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 78|82
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $62,395
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 49|82
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 38|82
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $68,705
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 74|82
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 65.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 59|82
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $69,645
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 43|82
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 79.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|82
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $69,155
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 41|82
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 182.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 29|82
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $125,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 56|82
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 159.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 47|82
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $117,528
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|82
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 21.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 11|82
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 56|82
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $1,485,333
2012-13 Actual: $139,640
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,624,973
2013-14 Actual: $169,461
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $302,982
Actual Excess (2013-14): $273,278