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District: WAYNE TWP (5570)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: PASSAIC
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $164,432,722
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 8,192.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,070
2015-16 Total Spending: $172,929,406
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 8,125.7
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,282
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,282
Revenue Sources, State: 14.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 60.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 203.6
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,871
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 85|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,528
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 88|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,942
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 77|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,046
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,612
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 62|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,763
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,880
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,081
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.6%
%% 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): $148
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 61|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 58|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,676
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,877
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,941
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 83|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,449
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,625
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 91.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 85|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 90.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,657
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,613
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,612
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 60|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,386
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 83.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 85.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 84.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,868
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,067
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,079
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 77|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,085
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 58.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 81|103
% 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): 53.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 71|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 54.1%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|103
% 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): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $420
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $491
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 97|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 35.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 35.3%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 37.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $18
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $39
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $70,480
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 69|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 13.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 25|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $73,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 76|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 60.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 93|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $79,900
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 67|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 67.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 84|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $81,300
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 69|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 203.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $128,304
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 234.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 11|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $132,141
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 63|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 20.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 20.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 9|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $7,924,039
2014-15 Actual: $110,460
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $8,034,499
2015-16 Actual: $-909,504
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $516,871

* 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.