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District: NORTHERN HIGHLANDS REG (3700)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: BERGEN
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $29,615,242
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,382.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,421
2014-15 Total Spending: $31,620,430
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,403.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,527
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,527
Revenue Sources, State: 12%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 69.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 15.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 100.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 126.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,896
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 27|46
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,263
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 26|46
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,238
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 26|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,171
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,768
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,568
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,068
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $588
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $492
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,576
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 89.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,014
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 85%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 85%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,452
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,578
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $83
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $69
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 79.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 73.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 76.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,928
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,179
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $888
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 46.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $893
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 40.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $956
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 43.9%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $988
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $988
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 22.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 22.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 23.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $64
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $41
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $41
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|46
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $76,150
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|46
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $76,643
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 100.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|46
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $83,053
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 101.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|46
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $86,601
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 39|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 126.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 22|46
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $147,814
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 95.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|46
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $147,814
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 11.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 9.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $6,257,758
2013-14 Actual: $-92,654
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $6,165,104
2014-15 Actual: $-465,655
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,146,471
Actual Excess (2014-15): $942,186

* 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.

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