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District: CLIFTON CITY (0900)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: PASSAIC
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $183,359,413
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 10,517.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,434
2015-16 Total Spending: $186,735,082
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 10,959.7
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,038
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,038
Revenue Sources, State: 24.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 68.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.7%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 71.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 197.6
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,249
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 13|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,878
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 5|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,479
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 5|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,959
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 65%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,633
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,049
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 64.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,500
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,745
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $413
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $217
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,847
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,875
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 89.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,662
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,645
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 87.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $982
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 79.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $931
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 79.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $947
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 76.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $911
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,038
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $616
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 67%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $620
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|103
% 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): 68.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $641
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 61.8%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 34.8%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 37%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $73
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $49
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $62
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,250
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 16.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 9|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $63,525
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 71.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $65,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 90.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $72,525
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 26|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 197.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $118,872
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 242.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $122,290
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 18.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 17.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 38|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $20,304,559
2014-15 Actual: $-4,598,741
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $15,705,818
2015-16 Actual: $-461,514
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $250,197
Actual Excess (2015-16): $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.