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District: WOOD-RIDGE BORO (5830)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $19,929,143
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,186
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,803
2013-14 Total Spending: $20,572,523
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,189.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,292
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,292
Revenue Sources, State: 10.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 79.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 5.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.3%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 113.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 161.8
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,462
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 6|50
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,368
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 8|50
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,669
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 10|50
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $6,163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 2|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 53.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 3|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $6,809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 4|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $5,745
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 2|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 50.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 3|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 50.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $6,399
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 3|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 20|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $341
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 34|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 29|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $142
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 31|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 13|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 19|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,728
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 13|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,914
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 18|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,920
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 16|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,035
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 3|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 59.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 4|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 58.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,087
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 3|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 56.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,769
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 39|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,870
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 41|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,884
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 38|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 36|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 29|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 37|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 32|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 81%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,550
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 39|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 82.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,485
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 36|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 78.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 19|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,483
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 20|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,627
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 25|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $791
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 28|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 56.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $876
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 32|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 59.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $868
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 30|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 53.3%
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): |50
% 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): |50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 23|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 15|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $423
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 22|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 24.7%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $580
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $58
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $30
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 7|50
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $53,868
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 8|50
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 20|50
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $56,870
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|50
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 113.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 1|50
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $59,743
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 11|50
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 170.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|50
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $62,870
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 18|50
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 161.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 5|50
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $107,970
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 15|50
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 170.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|50
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $120,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|50
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 16|50
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|50
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $2,048,505
2012-13 Actual: $-369,347
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,679,158
2013-14 Actual: $2,049,394
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $579,538
Actual Excess (2013-14): $118,577