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District: ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS BORO (1380)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $12,621,150
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 577
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,874
2015-16 Total Spending: $13,404,567
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 592.9
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,607
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,607
Revenue Sources, State: 12.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 81.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 2.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 72.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 109.6
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,760
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 57|65
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,922
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 58|66
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,727
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 53|66
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,989
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,461
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,760
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,755
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 52.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $341
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $464
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $407
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,082
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 23%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,940
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 65|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 22%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $4,410
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 65|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 23.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,154
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 77.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 66|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 83.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,662
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 66|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 83%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,977
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,079
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 59|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $74
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 64|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 65|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 73.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 73%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,532
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 73.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,677
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,493
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,728
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,027
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 61.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $828
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 55.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,024
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 59.3%
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): $3
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.7%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 36.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $12
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $26
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|66
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $70,950
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|66
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 42|66
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $69,165
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 46|66
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 72.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|66
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $61,385
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|66
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 73.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 32|66
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $61,385
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 33|66
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 109.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|66
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $94,091
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|66
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 131.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 36|66
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $94,091
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 11|66
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|66
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 15.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 29|66
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,929,006
2014-15 Actual: $-120,547
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,808,459
2015-16 Actual: $259,385
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $94,090
Actual Excess (2015-16): $115,628

* 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.