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District: HACKENSACK CITY (1860)
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: $108,511,757
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,704.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,021
2015-16 Total Spending: $112,952,819
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,756.3
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,623
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,623
Revenue Sources, State: 21.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 63.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 6.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 3.9%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.8%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 75.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 157.3
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,011
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 64|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,078
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 60|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,264
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 66|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,678
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 67.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,996
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 79|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,007
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,368
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 73|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $484
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $497
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 95|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 70|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,143
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,698
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 66|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,950
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 84.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 86.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,117
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 58|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,084
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 83.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $991
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 88.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 86.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,559
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,431
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,776
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 57|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $727
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 46.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $668
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 46.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $850
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 47.9%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|103
% 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): $265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $341
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 77|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 23.2%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 25.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $42
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $16
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $22
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $82,675
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 97|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 14.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 22|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $89,603
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 100|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 75.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $98,045
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 99|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 74.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 68|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $99,910
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 100|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 157.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 69|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $152,007
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 100|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 166.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 65|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $162,976
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 101|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 89|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 14.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 78|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $11,038,522
2014-15 Actual: $1,612,919
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $12,651,441
2015-16 Actual: $282,807
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,452,235
Actual Excess (2015-16): $2,025,321

* 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.