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District: DEMAREST BORO (1070)
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: $15,018,555
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 700.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,428
2014-15 Total Spending: $14,559,858
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 694.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,952
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,952
Revenue Sources, State: 11.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 87.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 55.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 135.6
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,736
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 47|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,850
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 47|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,549
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 56|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,037
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,576
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,474
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $449
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $405
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $712
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 63|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,816
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,099
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,000
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 86.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,697
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,561
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 85.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|62
% 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): 16|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,599
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 89.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,629
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 88.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 81.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,670
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,913
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 46.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $867
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 51.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 43.9%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $25
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $34
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $253
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $61,103
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,829
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 55.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $69,578
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 52|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 54.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 58|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,578
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 50|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 135.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $120,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 54|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 133
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $119,200
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $4,145,928
2013-14 Actual: $-125,418
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,020,510
2014-15 Actual: $337,299
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,616,780
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,982,993

* 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.