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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)
2009-10 Total Spending: $21,808,743
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,392.5
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,661
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 39
2010-11 Total Spending: $21,922,391
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,413.9
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,505
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 33
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,505
Revenue Sources, State: 8.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 90.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.2%
Fall 2010 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 91.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 277.4
10/15/10 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,283
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,173
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 48
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,037
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 44
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 59.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $7,891
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 60.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,052
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 57.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 96.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $6,973
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 57.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $7,497
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 57.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 95%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,616
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 87.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 80.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 81.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,651
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,769
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 81
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,826
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 84
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 72
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2009-10): 78.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2010-11): 74.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 76.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,569
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $790
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 54.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $728
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 54.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $828
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 52.8%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $94
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 23%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 24.3%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 27%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $35
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $10
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 13.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 16
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $71,380
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 80
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 13.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 10
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $75,995
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 81
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 91.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 25
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $71,755
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 52
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 113.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 9
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $77,030
Salary Ranking (2011-12): 64
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 277.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 4
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $145,021
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 84
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 265.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 3
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $145,021
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 82
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 22.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 4
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 21.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 13
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $1,269,565
2009-10 Actual: $74,946
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $1,344,511
2010-11 Actual: $212,838
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2009-10): $255,377
Actual Excess (2010-11): $253,341
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