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District: RINGWOOD BORO (4400)
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: $25,851,628
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,241.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,824
2015-16 Total Spending: $26,492,349
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,210.6
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,884
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,884
Revenue Sources, State: 21%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 73.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 3.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 52.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 136.3
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,447
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 61|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,044
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 61|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,269
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 60|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,948
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 71|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 72|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 64.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,819
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 71|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,536
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 72|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $306
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 67|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,296
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,652
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,072
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 87.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 84.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,490
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 88.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 87.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 88.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,680
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,977
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 57|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $972
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 57%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,022
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 68|79
% 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): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,091
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 63|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 55.2%
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): $22
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): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.1%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 33.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $43
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $34
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,765
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 34|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $63,689
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 36|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 52.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 69|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $59,098
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 53.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 69|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $60,662
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 15|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 136.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $115,260
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 135.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 62|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $122,891
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 46|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 14.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 56|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,877,737
2014-15 Actual: $-628,890
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,248,847
2015-16 Actual: $-401,048
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $615,233
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.