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District: LITTLE FALLS TWP (2700)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: PASSAIC
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $15,651,554
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 908.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,222
2014-15 Total Spending: $16,398,639
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 901.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,186
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,186
Revenue Sources, State: 13.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 84%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 36.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 126.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 295.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,938
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 50|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,313
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 42|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,861
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 35|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,056
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 65%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 65.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,941
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 66.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,704
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 68|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,007
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,490
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,015
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,022
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,048
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,712
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 85%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,701
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 84.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,719
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 83.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,579
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,518
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,515
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 77|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $68
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $79
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 77|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 80.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 75.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 82.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,178
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|82
% 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): 56.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $729
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 58.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|79
% 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): 54.4%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
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): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $6
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 36.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $51,225
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,210
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 126.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 2|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $80,524
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 67|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 80.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $80,285
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 64|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 295.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $116,025
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 177.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $110,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 10.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 79|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 19.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,499,321
2013-14 Actual: $96,334
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,595,655
2014-15 Actual: $87,477
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $504,785
Actual Excess (2014-15): $385,723

* 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.