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District: GARFIELD CITY (1700)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $102,448,906
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,070
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,207
2014-15 Total Spending: $104,751,444
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,132.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,409
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,409
Revenue Sources, State: 72.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 24.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.2%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 75
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 162
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,713
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 81|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,793
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 83|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,121
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 52|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,435
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,228
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 97.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,294
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 98.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,981
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 98.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $143
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,449
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,905
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 77.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,015
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 81.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,861
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 83.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,756
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,733
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,384
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 83.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 86.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 85.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,923
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,894
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 55.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,024
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 54.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.7%
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): $187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|103
% 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): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $35
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $36
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 79|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $54,706
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 88|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,900
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 75
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 53|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $78,865
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 66|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 68.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 75|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $75,000
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 50|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 162
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 77|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $145,659
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 92|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 148.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 83|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $145,659
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 94|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $8,130,875
2013-14 Actual: $755,242
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $8,886,117
2014-15 Actual: $196,850
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $2,530,446
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,797,434

* 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.