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District: WOODCLIFF LAKE BORO (5880)
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: $16,795,179
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 780.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,524
2014-15 Total Spending: $15,866,337
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 775
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,473
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,473
Revenue Sources, State: 11.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.5%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 79.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 153.4
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,335
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 73|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,875
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 68|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,536
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 61|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,598
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,974
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,031
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,873
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 72|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $275
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $151
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $154
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 77|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 20.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,341
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,697
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 76|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 86.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,807
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,866
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 85.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,880
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 74|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,878
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,961
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 73|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,596
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 74|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 84.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,644
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 87.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,635
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 71|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 83.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,645
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.7%
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): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,799
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $512
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 31.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 31.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $572
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 31.8%
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): $107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 63|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
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): 24.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $166
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $21
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 64|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $60,193
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,480
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 79.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $68,400
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 79
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $73,410
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 54|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 153.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 51|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $145,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 75|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 109.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 77|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $144,323
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 77|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 75|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,472,360
2013-14 Actual: $-392,066
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,080,294
2014-15 Actual: $988,322
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0

* 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.