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District: NORWOOD BORO (3740)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $11,308,512
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 590.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,162
2015-16 Total Spending: $11,776,095
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 598
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,691
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,691
Revenue Sources, State: 14.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 84.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 93.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 164.9
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,434
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 30|65
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,443
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 31|66
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,243
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 22|66
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,035
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,787
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,703
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $585
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 61|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $426
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,443
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,734
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 81.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,937
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 79.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,983
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 84.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,648
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,559
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,634
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 63|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 69.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $954
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 61.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 68.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,511
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,561
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,520
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,004
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 66.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $999
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 64%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $969
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 63.8%
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): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $92
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.3%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 33.3%
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): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|66
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $68,103
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|66
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 10|66
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $69,353
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 48|66
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 93.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|66
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $80,403
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|66
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 94.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 16|66
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $83,603
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 61|66
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 164.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|66
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $105,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|66
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 153.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 19|66
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $103,245
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 24|66
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|66
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 13.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|66
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,005,436
2014-15 Actual: $217,665
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $3,223,101
2015-16 Actual: $179,533
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $40,000
Actual Excess (2015-16): $40,000

* 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.