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District: GLEN RIDGE BORO (1750)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: ESSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $32,550,283
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,958.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,623
2014-15 Total Spending: $32,980,216
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,930.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,083
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,083
Revenue Sources, State: 11.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 74.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 173.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,177
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 24|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,750
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 33|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,583
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 35|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,756
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,098
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,615
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,702
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $362
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,756
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,761
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,827
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,467
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 83.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,453
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 82.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,480
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 81%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,851
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,955
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,085
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 69|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 77.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,532
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 78.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,601
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 76.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,334
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,418
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,514
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5%
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): $663
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 46.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $744
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 49.1%
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): $470
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $508
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $525
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 22.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 22.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $478
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $173
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $44
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $69,322
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 56|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $68,437
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 74.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $82,300
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 56|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 71.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $66,318
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 24|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 173.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $155,806
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 67|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 162.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $137,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 31|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $4,708,463
2013-14 Actual: $-731,188
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,977,275
2014-15 Actual: $148,415
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,629,991
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,195,937

* 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.