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District: OAKLAND BORO (3760)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $28,644,613
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,633.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,539
2014-15 Total Spending: $32,152,923
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,583.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,304
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,304
Revenue Sources, State: 11.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 3.7%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12
  Student/Support Ratio: 58.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 172.4
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,143
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 52|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,899
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 69|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,554
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 62|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,615
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,169
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,777
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,639
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $404
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 69|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $523
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $14
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): $86
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,700
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,903
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 83.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,036
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 83.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 81.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,862
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 73|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,867
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,018
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,634
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 75|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,635
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 87.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,728
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 74|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 85.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,473
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,511
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $851
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 66.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $905
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 61.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $991
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 65.6%
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): $68
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 34.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $49
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $28
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $9
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $70,938
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 75|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $73,275
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 74|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 58.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 68|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $85,854
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 72|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 53.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $84,133
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 71|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 172.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $150,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 78|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 122.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $134,876
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 67|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,851,815
2013-14 Actual: $2,046,494
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,898,309
2014-15 Actual: $617,963
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0

* 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.