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District: RIVERDALE BORO (4440)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $7,982,559
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 440.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,123
2014-15 Total Spending: $8,394,104
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 455.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,427
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,427
Revenue Sources, State: 11.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86.1%
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: 11.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 67.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 108
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,139
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 17|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,300
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 15|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,139
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 15|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,423
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,720
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,819
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 51.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 91.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,405
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,782
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $494
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $83
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $99
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,822
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 81.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,612
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 71.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,727
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 74.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,982
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,902
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,014
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,578
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 79.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 82.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 79.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $641
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 48.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 54.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $743
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 49.2%
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): $158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $181
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $28
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $88
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): 21|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $56,805
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 31|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $56,315
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 67.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $49,394
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 29|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 71.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $48,612
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 25|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 108
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $118,208
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 66|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 114
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $107,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 11.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 11.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,707,245
2013-14 Actual: $132,327
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,839,572
2014-15 Actual: $-3,839
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $245,363
Actual Excess (2014-15): $255,641

* 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.