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District: CLOSTER BORO (930)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $20,362,131
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,132.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,973
2014-15 Total Spending: $20,329,789
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,130.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,983
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,983
Revenue Sources, State: 12.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 84.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 74
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 138.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,283
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 54|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,401
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,762
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 46|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 70|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,044
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,735
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 69|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,599
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $485
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $440
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,883
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,354
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,568
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 83.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,717
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 81.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,950
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 82.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,665
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,596
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,493
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 69|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 89.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 85.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,511
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 88.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,455
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,361
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,571
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $893
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 61.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 59.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $891
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 56.7%
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): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $69
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $85
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 23.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $22
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $71
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $87,874
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 77|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $87,377
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 78|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 74
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $82,721
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 69|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 79.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $87,902
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 75|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 138.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 69|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $131,104
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 64|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 139.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $140,014
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 75|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 12.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 72|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 72|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $4,347,721
2013-14 Actual: $-955,295
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,392,426
2014-15 Actual: $611,970
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $325,000
Actual Excess (2014-15): $325,000

* 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.