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District: BERGENFIELD BORO (300)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $68,379,516
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,463.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,744
2014-15 Total Spending: $71,929,833
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,439.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,911
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,911
Revenue Sources, State: 24.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 70.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 2.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 75.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 175.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,652
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,584
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 79|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,013
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 69|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,021
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,526
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,746
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 51.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 83.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,670
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 49.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 80.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,942
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 49.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 81.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $452
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $646
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $525
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,005
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,278
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,916
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,081
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,652
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 86.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,842
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,741
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 83.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,558
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,635
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,837
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,403
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 85.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,597
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 86.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,785
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,910
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,975
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $963
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 53.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,093
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 57.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,092
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 55.3%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $306
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 23.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $402
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $410
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $99
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $70,470
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 74|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $70,870
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 73|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 75.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 51|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $76,095
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 81.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $74,870
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 49|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 175.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 62|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $121,291
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 146.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 85|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $116,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 70|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 96|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $15,661,138
2013-14 Actual: $-1,630,287
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $14,030,851
2014-15 Actual: $-3,199,344
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,115,080
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,115,100

* Districts that did not report any values (N.R.), and those that moved from a different enrollment group (N.A.) are excluded from the rankings.