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District: HOBOKEN CITY (2210)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: HUDSON
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $59,669,956
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,453.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,318
2014-15 Total Spending: $60,932,294
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,493.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,440
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,440
Revenue Sources, State: 39%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 57.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.5%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 46.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 104.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,142
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 67|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,505
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 68|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $23,250
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 68|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,481
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 49.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,503
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 48.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,296
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 48.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,942
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 47%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,914
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 46.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,761
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 46.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $452
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $85
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,847
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 22.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,910
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 22.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,780
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 24.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,464
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 21.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 92.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $4,736
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 81.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,995
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,072
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 65|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 69|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,428
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 71.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,438
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 71.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 71%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,848
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,008
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,724
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 60.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,643
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 52.1%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $569
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 65|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $597
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $818
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 69|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 36.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $53
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $31
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $133
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 67|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $72,274
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 63|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $79,614
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 67|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 46.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 67|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $83,602
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 51.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $86,420
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 63|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 104.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 66|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $132,365
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 54|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 107.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 67|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $132,652
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 12.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 54|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,583,627
2013-14 Actual: $1,214,928
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,798,555
2014-15 Actual: $1,568,444
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
Actual Excess (2014-15): $437,748

* 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.