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District: RIVER VALE TWP (4430)
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: $24,663,226
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,177.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,945
2014-15 Total Spending: $23,408,490
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,248.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,750
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,750
Revenue Sources, State: 12.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 84.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 197.1
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,585
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 76|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,380
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 43|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,568
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 41|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,034
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,233
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,823
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,469
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.4%
%% 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): $238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 77|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 63|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,485
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,074
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 86.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,994
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,046
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 82.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 82|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,018
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,084
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 79|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,791
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 82|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 75.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,619
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 80.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,751
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 76|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 84%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,832
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 76|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,838
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|79
% 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): $971
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 73|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 53%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $948
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,003
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|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): 54.6%
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): $129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 71|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 25.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $339
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $53
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $5
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): 18|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $105,545
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 79|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $78,270
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 76|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 84.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $120,537
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 79|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 95.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,170
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 37|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 197.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $137,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 72|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 190.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $137,491
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 73|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,258,579
2013-14 Actual: $-547,153
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,711,426
2014-15 Actual: $1,255,898
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $399,563
Actual Excess (2014-15): $639,494

* 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.