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District: WESTWOOD REGIONAL (5755)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $55,078,767
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,786
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,770
2015-16 Total Spending: $55,088,051
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,781.8
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,803
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,803
Revenue Sources, State: 13.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 84.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 62.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 124.3
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,058
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 50|69
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,474
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 52|71
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,352
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 63|71
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,943
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,979
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 51.4%
%% 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): $240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $78
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 21.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,601
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 69|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 23.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,921
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 70|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 22.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,602
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 78.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,832
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 68|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 78.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,995
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 76.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,628
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,670
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,828
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 88.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,451
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 86.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,554
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 59|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 85%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,744
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $803
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $816
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 55.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $963
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.5%
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): $431
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $452
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 54|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 58|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 31.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $134
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $87
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $71
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|71
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $59,813
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|71
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|71
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $66,780
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 39|71
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 62.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|71
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $63,863
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|71
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 68.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 55|71
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $69,330
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 33|71
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 124.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|71
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $115,519
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|71
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 132.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 56|71
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $122,037
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 33|71
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|71
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 12.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 47|71
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $13,428,411
2014-15 Actual: $2,323,291
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $15,751,702
2015-16 Actual: $4,719,006
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $750,000
Actual Excess (2015-16): $750,000

* 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.