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District: ESSEX FELLS BORO (1400)
Operating Type K-6
County: ESSEX
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $5,055,499
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 210.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,036
2014-15 Total Spending: $5,018,447
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 211.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,682
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,682
Revenue Sources, State: 12.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 7.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 51
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 104.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,874
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 48|56
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,408
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 51|56
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $20,662
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 53|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $12,163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $12,656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 65.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $13,432
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 65%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11,388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,801
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $12,483
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $613
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,457
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 84.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 89%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 79.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,085
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $96
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,716
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 79.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 83.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,910
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,043
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 54.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 59.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 51.1%
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): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 7.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|56
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $61,230
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 7.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,829
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 51
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 52|56
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $46,542
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 48.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $47,959
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 12|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 104.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|56
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $107,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 102.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $108,850
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,242,442
2013-14 Actual: $-138,058
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,104,384
2014-15 Actual: $-150,571
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $259,183
Actual Excess (2014-15): $200,607

* 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.