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District: JERSEY CITY (2390)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: HUDSON
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $677,958,059
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 28,929.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,435
2014-15 Total Spending: $670,424,948
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 28,569.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,466
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,466
Revenue Sources, State: 78.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 16.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.7%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 205.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 327.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,807
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 99|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,154
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 98|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,500
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 93|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11,216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,857
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,384
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,566
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,091
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,828
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $429
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $279
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,771
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,654
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,488
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 89.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,774
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,653
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,724
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $70
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,544
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 82.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,414
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 82%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,860
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,782
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,573
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,667
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 58.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,753
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 63%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,609
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 62.5%
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): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|103
% 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): $152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $148
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 28.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $59
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $27
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $20
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 63|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $64,658
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $72,960
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 82|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 205.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $91,010
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 86|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 67
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 80|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $102,480
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 103|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 327.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 2|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $133,950
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 79|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 215.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $135,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 78|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 29.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 21.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $73,761,210
2013-14 Actual: $-4,869,692
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $68,891,518
2014-15 Actual: $17,067,025
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $12,468,765
Actual Excess (2014-15): $28,663,557

* 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.