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District: TOTOWA BORO (5200)
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: $16,912,894
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,063.4
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,905
2014-15 Total Spending: $17,930,457
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,070.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,756
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,756
Revenue Sources, State: 14.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 81.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 78.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 145.4
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,351
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 19|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,914
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 22|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,920
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 27|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,566
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,862
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,780
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $211
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,019
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,752
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 86.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,776
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 82.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,758
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.6%
% 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): $1,547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,578
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 73|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $80
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 78|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,403
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 88.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 86.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,579
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,568
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,782
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $857
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 63|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 54.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $931
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 59.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,041
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 58.4%
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): $2
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|82
% 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): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29.2%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $20
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $52
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $14
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $65,501
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 57|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $64,883
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 78.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $86,498
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 73|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 83.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $86,498
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 72|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 145.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 57|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $125,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 120.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 76|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $115,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 13
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 70|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 78|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,557,924
2013-14 Actual: $-66,794
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,491,130
2014-15 Actual: $-568,776
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,197,974
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,168,329

* 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.