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District: FORT LEE BORO (1550)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $69,990,105
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,784.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,495
2015-16 Total Spending: $72,927,808
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,761.4
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,389
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,389
Revenue Sources, State: 14.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 80.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 194.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,069
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,270
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,849
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 39|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,567
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $89
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $84
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,574
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,763
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 72|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,865
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 78.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,071
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 80.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 63|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 80.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,441
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,524
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 82.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 83.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 83.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,443
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,665
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $514
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 35.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $561
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 35.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $581
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 34.9%
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): $287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 62|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.1%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 31.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $67
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $83
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $3
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $70,280
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 67|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 39|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $69,230
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 54|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 80.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $78,730
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 79.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 48|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $75,930
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 43|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 194.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $133,350
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 72|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 182.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 44|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $130,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 53|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 16.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 51|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $6,075,264
2014-15 Actual: $-1,319,243
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $4,756,021
2015-16 Actual: $722,944
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $502,337
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.