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District: GARFIELD CITY (1700)
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: $104,751,444
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,132.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,409
2015-16 Total Spending: $111,929,987
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,034.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,234
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,234
Revenue Sources, State: 73.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 23.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.3%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 68.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 148.5
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,793
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 83|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,583
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 89|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,786
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 73|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,921
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 84|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,294
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 98.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,771
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 98.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,026
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 91|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 98.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $143
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 57|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,015
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 81.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 82.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,142
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 82.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,756
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,792
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,796
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 85|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 86.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,518
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 84.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,528
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 90|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 85.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,894
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,970
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,030
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 71|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,024
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 54.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,083
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 55%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,112
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 70|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 54.8%
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): $181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $206
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.7%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 30.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $36
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $79
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 87|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,900
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 95|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $57,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 68.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 74|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $75,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 68.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 82|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $78,350
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 53|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 148.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 81|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $145,659
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 92|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 152.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 81|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $153,424
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 99|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 16.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 47|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $8,886,117
2014-15 Actual: $196,850
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $9,082,967
2015-16 Actual: $-2,420,962
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,797,434
Actual Excess (2015-16): $958,912

* 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.