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District: LITTLE FALLS TWP (2700)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: PASSAIC
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $16,398,639
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 901.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,186
2015-16 Total Spending: $16,872,130
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 894.3
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,866
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,866
Revenue Sources, State: 14%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 80.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 177.8
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,313
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 42|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,801
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,836
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 34|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 65.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,913
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 67%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,492
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 65|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 66.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,007
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,423
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 65|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,854
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 65|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $227
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 54|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 60|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,022
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,028
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,701
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 84.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,725
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 85.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,973
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 88.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,518
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,528
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,672
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $68
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 75.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 29|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 82.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,413
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 84.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,223
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 16|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $729
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 58.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $696
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 56.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 52.8%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
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): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $67
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $73
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.1%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 30.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,210
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 64|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $59,710
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 18|77
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): 30|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $80,285
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 75.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 36|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $75,549
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 54|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 177.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $110,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 150.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 46|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $114,297
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 26|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 19.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 16.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 31|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,595,655
2014-15 Actual: $87,477
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,683,132
2015-16 Actual: $1,114,864
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $385,723
Actual Excess (2015-16): $596,862

* 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.