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District: TOTOWA BORO (5200)
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: $17,930,457
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,070.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,756
2015-16 Total Spending: $17,632,016
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,079.7
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,331
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,331
Revenue Sources, State: 15.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 80.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 83.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 120.2
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,914
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 22|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,421
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 12|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,507
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 17|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,566
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,628
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 12|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $142
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,951
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,776
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 82.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,718
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,753
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 81%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,578
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,532
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,549
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 63|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 74|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,403
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 88.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 85.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 85.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,568
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,583
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,803
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $931
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 59.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $996
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 63|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 62.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,095
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 60.7%
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): $
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): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 30.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $52
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $12
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $12
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): 9|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $64,883
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 23.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 2|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $78,077
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 73|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 83.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $86,498
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 131.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 7|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $75,025
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 51|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 120.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 74|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $115,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 210.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 7|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $109,650
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 17|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 76|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 10.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 71|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,491,130
2014-15 Actual: $-568,776
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,922,354
2015-16 Actual: $491,994
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,168,329
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,565,709

* 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.