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District: PASSAIC CITY (3970)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: PASSAIC
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $331,675,243
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 14,728.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,519
2014-15 Total Spending: $325,070,964
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 14,643.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,199
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,199
Revenue Sources, State: 81.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 4.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 6.8%
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.5%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13
  Student/Support Ratio: 87.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 182
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,449
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 90|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,216
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 90|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,187
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 90|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,710
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,594
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,974
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,984
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,875
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,009
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $448
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $644
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 19.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 73%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,498
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 77.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 79.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,312
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,474
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,583
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,151
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 89.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 88.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,903
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,620
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,023
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 34.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $757
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 46.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $772
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 38.2%
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): $89
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 28.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $141
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $34
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $104
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 29|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $67,693
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 62|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $64,923
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 87.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $98,270
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 98|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 90.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $88,754
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 89|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 182
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $119,738
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 169.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $131,463
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 71|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $54,343,552
2013-14 Actual: $-3,707,115
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $50,636,437
2014-15 Actual: $5,764,676
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.