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District: WALLKILL VALLEY REGIONAL (5435)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: SUSSEX
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $16,532,609
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 662.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,952
2015-16 Total Spending: $16,988,503
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 695.3
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,433
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,433
Revenue Sources, State: 39.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 59.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 93.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 85.1
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 20.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,537
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|46
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,765
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 27|46
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,850
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 26|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,952
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,902
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,467
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $448
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $212
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $170
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,533
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,760
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 84.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,828
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 78.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 78.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,903
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,926
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,890
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,507
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 79.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,523
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 79.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 79.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,947
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,911
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,095
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $996
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 51.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 58.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,008
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 48.1%
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): $1,203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,097
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.1%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 29.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $125
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $16
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $78
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|46
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $88,100
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|46
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $88,355
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 44|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 93.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|46
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $78,095
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 89.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 14|46
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $91,775
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 43|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 85.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|46
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $104,378
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 72.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 46|46
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $106,798
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 5|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 8.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 7.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 44|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,593,281
2014-15 Actual: $5,109
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,598,390
2015-16 Actual: $-12,885
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $33,886
Actual Excess (2015-16): $61,918

* 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.