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District: CARLSTADT BORO (740)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $12,365,207
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 603
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,507
2014-15 Total Spending: $12,929,173
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 583.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,161
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,161
Revenue Sources, State: 11.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 86.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 114
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,100
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 31|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,066
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,244
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 39|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,726
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,217
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,755
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,820
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $384
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $80
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $95
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,847
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,947
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 74.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,662
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 74.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,814
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 61.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,959
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 85.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,654
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 84.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,764
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 85%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,644
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,936
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $693
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 42.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $695
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 42.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $773
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 39.9%
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): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 36.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $59
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $58
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $22
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 2|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $81,673
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 64|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $83,648
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 86.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $68,545
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 100.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,590
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 51|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 114
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 53|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $116,384
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 140.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $116,542
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 9.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 63|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 11.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,119,257
2013-14 Actual: $660,335
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,779,592
2014-15 Actual: $638,991
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $344,865
Actual Excess (2014-15): $344,865

* 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.