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District: PASSAIC CO MANCHESTER REG (3980)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: PASSAIC
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $19,765,003
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 929.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,269
2015-16 Total Spending: $20,755,691
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 889.3
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,340
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,340
Revenue Sources, State: 41.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 52%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.4%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 88.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 172.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,151
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 7|46
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,590
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 6|46
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,201
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 5|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,636
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,013
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 63.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 85.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,504
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 86.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,751
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 86%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $226
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $97
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $89
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $948
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,035
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,173
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,488
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,635
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,766
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 81.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 78.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 75.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,451
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,489
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 12|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $78
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,046
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 72.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 74.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 79.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 33.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $552
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 44.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $559
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 44.5%
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): $549
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $586
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.1%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 29.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $34
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $127
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|46
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $71,904
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 13.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|46
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $68,704
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 19|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 88.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|46
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $76,094
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 87.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 17|46
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $72,904
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 16|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 172.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|46
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $142,800
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 171.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 1|46
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $144,228
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 40|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 14.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 3|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,713,390
2014-15 Actual: $149,247
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,862,637
2015-16 Actual: $-516,498
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $68,564
Actual Excess (2015-16): $0

* 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.