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District: PASSAIC COUNTY VOCATIONAL (3995)
Operating Type VOC
County: PASSAIC
Operating Type VOC Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $83,648,157
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,331.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,108
2015-16 Total Spending: $86,244,614
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,331
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,892
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $25,892
Revenue Sources, State: 31.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 13%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 43.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 4.8%
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.3%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 68.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 164.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,933
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 16|21
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,087
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 16|21
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $20,340
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 16|21
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,842
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,334
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 49.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 90.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 49.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,863
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 48.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 91%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $579
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,724
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,837
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 85.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,960
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 87.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 85.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,881
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,996
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,946
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 12|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 76.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 69.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 73.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,643
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,566
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 12|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,937
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 44.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,212
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 11|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 47.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 47.6%
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): $748
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $838
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 22.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 24.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $366
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $261
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $406
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|21
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $89,522
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|21
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 16|21
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $95,303
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|21
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 68.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|21
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $93,113
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|21
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 73.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 15|21
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $100,292
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 21|21
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 164.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|21
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $141,641
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|21
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 161.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|21
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $146,118
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 20|21
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|21
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 1|21
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $12,676,105
2014-15 Actual: $-1,406,800
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $11,269,305
2015-16 Actual: $-1,073,245
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $93,018

* 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.