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District: EAST RUTHERFORD BORO (1230)
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: $17,200,259
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 790.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,767
2014-15 Total Spending: $17,600,297
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 787.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,353
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,353
Revenue Sources, State: 14.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 82.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 67.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 193
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,050
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 77|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,920
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 76|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,738
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 45|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,143
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 79|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,465
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,719
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,715
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 79|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,838
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $402
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $79
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,556
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,691
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,856
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 79.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 77.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 81.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 68|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,955
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,741
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $79
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 76|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $95
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $62
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 73|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,290
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 72.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,518
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 77.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,378
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 79.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,688
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,805
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,482
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $838
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 49.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $873
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 48.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $699
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 47.2%
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): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $62
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 23.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 24.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $44
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $232
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $280
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 25|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $93,402
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 78|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $90,600
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 79|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 67.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 53|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $95,460
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 78|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 78.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $97,681
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 79|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 193
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $116,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 206
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $118,900
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 18.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 20|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 19.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,800,019
2013-14 Actual: $-330,575
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,469,444
2014-15 Actual: $-192,099
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0

* 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.