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District: ALPINE BORO (80)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $6,077,466
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 238.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,471
2014-15 Total Spending: $10,868,397
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 228.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $47,641
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $47,641
Revenue Sources, State: 6.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 93%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 6.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 51.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 35.2
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,191
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 72|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,092
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 73|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $27,924
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 73|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $13,779
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 72|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $14,721
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $15,655
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $12,288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 50.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 89.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $13,452
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $13,457
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 72|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 48.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 86%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,055
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $793
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,572
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 74|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $627
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,787
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 74|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 23.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 24.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,491
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 74|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 23.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 21.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,675
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 21.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,508
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 84.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,824
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,013
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $72
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $92
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 84.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,793
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 84.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,748
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 72|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 86.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,087
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $751
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 34.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $543
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 23.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 25.8%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 74|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $627
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.2%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $58
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $184
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 6.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 71|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $59,911
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 47|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 6.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,539
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 51.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 61|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $70,580
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 66|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 50.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $73,118
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 66|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 35.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 72|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $117,763
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 64|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 33.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 71|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $109,100
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 5.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 72|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 5.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,279,517
2013-14 Actual: $334,908
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,614,425
2014-15 Actual: $-791,775
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0

* 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.