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District: FRANKLIN LAKES BORO (1580)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $31,024,607
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,231.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,197
2015-16 Total Spending: $32,515,863
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,189.8
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $27,329
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $27,329
Revenue Sources, State: 13.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 78.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 6.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 39.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 130.2
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,647
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 79|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,254
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 77|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $24,848
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 77|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $13,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $14,322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 77|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $16,185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 77|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 65.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $12,250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $13,310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 77|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $15,277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 77|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $724
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $925
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 77|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 77|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $78
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $86
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $98
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 74|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $4,160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 76|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,997
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 94.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,296
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 75|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,931
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 76|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 94.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,967
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,058
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,083
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 72|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,752
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 89.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,876
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 76|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 91.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,906
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 77|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 91.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 76|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 72|77
% 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): $216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $211
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 13.1%
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): $126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.1%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 33%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $102
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $341
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $91
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 77|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $69,022
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 7.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 77|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $69,384
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 59|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 39.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 77|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $64,048
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 39.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 77|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $59,495
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 13|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 130.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $141,689
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 74|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 127.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 68|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $140,417
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 73|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 19.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 19.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 9|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,620,353
2014-15 Actual: $559,519
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $4,179,872
2015-16 Actual: $116,006
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $400,000
Actual Excess (2015-16): $500,000

* 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.