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District: JERSEY CITY (2390)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: HUDSON
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $670,424,948
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 28,569.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,466
2015-16 Total Spending: $706,761,653
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 31,065.3
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,751
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,751
Revenue Sources, State: 79.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 16.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.3%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 67.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 215.7
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,154
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 98|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,300
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 93|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,931
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 91|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,857
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,423
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 89|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,091
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,753
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,967
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 89|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $429
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,654
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,548
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,716
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 75|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 88.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,653
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,708
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,851
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 90|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $70
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 84|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 82.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,410
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 82.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,499
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 88|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 81%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,782
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,624
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,786
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 96|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,753
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 63%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,736
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 66.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 100|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 63.7%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|103
% 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): $148
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $144
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.7%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 27.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $27
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $48
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $47
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 67|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $72,960
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 80|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 91|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $74,660
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 83|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 67.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 79|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $102,480
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 101|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 64.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 88|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $104,280
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 101|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 215.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $135,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 77|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 178.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 49|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $136,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 78|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 21.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 19.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 16|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $68,891,518
2014-15 Actual: $17,067,025
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $85,958,543
2015-16 Actual: $-7,280,991
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $28,663,557
Actual Excess (2015-16): $23,437,673

* 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.