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District: LEONIA BORO (2620)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $34,588,243
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,696.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,393
2014-15 Total Spending: $35,514,137
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,837.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,323
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,323
Revenue Sources, State: 21%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 59.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 18.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 66.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 150.6
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,406
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 59|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,313
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 41|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,044
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 54|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,065
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,511
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,983
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,588
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $521
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 65|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $617
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,090
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,165
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,971
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 92.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,942
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,956
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 90.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,981
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 65|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,824
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,642
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 82.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,503
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 82.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,624
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 80.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,720
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,549
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $635
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 36.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $698
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 45.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 39.1%
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): $435
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $408
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $417
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $78
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $85
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $31
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): 57|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $59,130
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,510
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 66.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 51|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $65,818
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 64.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $65,110
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 20|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 150.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $133,380
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 56|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 123
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $118,810
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 25|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $8,030,770
2013-14 Actual: $769,121
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $8,799,891
2014-15 Actual: $661,159
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $2,503,317
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,214,056

* 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.