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District: NORWOOD BORO (3740)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $11,257,505
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 600.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,759
2014-15 Total Spending: $11,308,512
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 590.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,162
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,162
Revenue Sources, State: 12.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.5%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 93.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 177.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,147
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 33|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,434
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 30|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,309
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 23|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,035
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 90.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $851
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,926
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,081
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,545
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 80.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,734
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 81.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,685
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 81%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,678
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,648
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,788
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 72.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 69.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,274
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 71.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,441
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,511
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,507
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $904
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 62.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,004
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 66.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $962
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 63.8%
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): $86
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $98
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
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): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $57,479
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $68,103
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 93.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $68,891
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 50|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 93.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $80,403
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 59|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 177.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $93,602
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 164.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $105,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 20|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,821,784
2013-14 Actual: $183,652
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,005,436
2014-15 Actual: $217,665
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $40,000
Actual Excess (2014-15): $40,000

* 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.