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District: HO HO KUS BORO (2200)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $14,681,613
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 899.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,322
2014-15 Total Spending: $15,332,021
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 888.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,262
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,262
Revenue Sources, State: 12%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.5%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 111.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 212.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,057
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,988
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 25|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,147
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 22|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,801
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,529
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,055
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,957
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $236
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,390
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,470
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,780
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 83.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,000
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 83.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,046
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 82.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,708
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,829
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,937
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 72.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 71.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 64.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,319
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,497
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $629
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 47.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 49.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $648
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 43.3%
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): $89
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $70
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $84
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $41
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $38
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $72,035
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $75,265
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 111.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $86,315
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 64|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 108.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $86,968
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 64|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 212.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $135,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 62|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 154.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $109,800
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 19
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,066,122
2013-14 Actual: $95,769
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,161,891
2014-15 Actual: $-258,789
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $441,699
Actual Excess (2014-15): $208,866

* 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.