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District: FRANKLIN LAKES BORO (1580)
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: $30,747,050
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,292.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,785
2014-15 Total Spending: $31,024,607
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,231.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,197
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $25,197
Revenue Sources, State: 12.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 80.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 5.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.2%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 39.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 136.2
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,653
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 82|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,647
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 79|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $22,595
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 79|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $12,431
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 82|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $13,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $14,635
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 79|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11,720
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 82|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $12,250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $13,781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 79|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 81|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $724
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $772
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 79|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $80
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $78
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,000
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 74|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,658
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 76|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,806
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 79|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 93.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,997
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 94.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 77|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 93.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,939
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 79|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,967
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,083
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 78|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 75|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 79|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,752
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 89.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,858
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 79|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 89.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 82|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,096
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 70|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 12.2%
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): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $117
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $102
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $102
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $89
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 8.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 78|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $64,595
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 50|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 79|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $69,022
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 67|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 39.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 79|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $60,325
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 39.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 79|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $64,048
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 22|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 136.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 73|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $139,283
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 73|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 130.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 67|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $141,689
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 76|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 19.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 19.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,124,863
2013-14 Actual: $495,490
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,620,353
2014-15 Actual: $559,519
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $400,000
Actual Excess (2014-15): $400,000

* 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.