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District: RIVER DELL REGIONAL (4405)
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: $33,405,572
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,688.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,782
2014-15 Total Spending: $34,006,087
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,692.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,097
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,097
Revenue Sources, State: 12.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 84.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 87
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 129.6
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,018
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20|46
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,323
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20|46
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,010
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 20|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,874
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,877
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,282
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,832
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,817
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,611
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 87.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,575
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,975
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,966
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,082
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,702
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 86.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,876
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 89.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,824
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 87.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,654
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,636
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $846
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|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): 51.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $850
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|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): 47.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $828
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 50.6%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
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): $673
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $711
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $762
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 21.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 21.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $150
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $194
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 21|46
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $79,286
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|46
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $84,103
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 87
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|46
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $83,623
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 80.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|46
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $88,937
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 42|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 129.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 20|46
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $159,083
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 124.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|46
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $145,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|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): 11.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,159,476
2013-14 Actual: $237,259
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,396,735
2014-15 Actual: $816,371
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $275,000
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,165,419

* 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.