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District: RIVER VALE TWP (4430)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $23,408,490
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,248.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,750
2015-16 Total Spending: $24,405,472
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,201.7
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,309
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,309
Revenue Sources, State: 14.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 84.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 95.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 190.6
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,380
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 43|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,217
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 50|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,459
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 47|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,874
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,560
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 36|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,823
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $298
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 59|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,994
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,994
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 81.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 81.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,018
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,072
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 74|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 77|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,619
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 80.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 73|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 84.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,852
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 74|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 86.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,935
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $948
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $988
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 58.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,057
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 62|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 54.6%
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): $124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.1%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 31.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $53
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $22
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $14
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $78,270
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 75|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 28|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $78,248
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 74|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 95.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,170
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 86.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 20|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $68,470
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 34|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 190.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $137,491
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 71|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 186.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 16|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $138,466
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 72|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 17.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 22|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,711,426
2014-15 Actual: $1,255,898
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $3,967,324
2015-16 Actual: $1,189,201
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $639,494
Actual Excess (2015-16): $265,263

* 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.