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District: RINGWOOD BORO (4400)
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: $24,660,241
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,238.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,911
2014-15 Total Spending: $25,851,628
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,241.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,824
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,824
Revenue Sources, State: 20.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 71.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 4.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1.9%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 52.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 152.4
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,807
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 66|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,447
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 61|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,383
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 58|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,212
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 72|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,948
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,558
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 73|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,895
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $306
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 78|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $425
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 74|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,296
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,481
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,062
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 88%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,072
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 91.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,430
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 86.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 88.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 88.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,830
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,003
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 75|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 57.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $972
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 57%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,048
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 57.3%
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): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $22
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): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $60
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $43
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $16
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 51|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $58,482
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 22|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,765
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 52.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 74|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $72,886
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 56|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 52.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 71|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $59,098
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 12|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 152.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 52|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $116,012
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 136.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $115,260
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 50|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,080,213
2013-14 Actual: $-202,476
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,877,737
2014-15 Actual: $-628,890
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $86,218
Actual Excess (2014-15): $615,233

* 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.