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District: BERGEN COUNTY VOCATIONAL (290)
Operating Type VOC
County: BERGEN
Operating Type VOC Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $71,577,083
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,127.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $33,637
2014-15 Total Spending: $76,378,638
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,108
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $36,233
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $36,233
Revenue Sources, State: 16.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 46.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 7.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 29.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 68.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 128.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,044
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 21|21
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $27,064
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20|21
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $28,099
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 19|21
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $12,835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 49.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $13,418
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 49.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $13,892
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 49.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11,674
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 44.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 91%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $12,348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 45.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $12,740
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 45.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $797
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $744
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $399
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $407
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 19.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,817
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,062
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 80.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,442
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,672
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 91.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,600
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,511
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,053
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 79%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,832
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 74%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $4,113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 74.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,352
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $4,452
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 53.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 51.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,431
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 54.6%
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): $809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $876
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $880
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 37.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $341
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $270
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 20|21
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $75,075
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 20|21
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|21
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $80,709
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|21
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 68.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|21
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $74,519
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|21
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 60.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|21
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $77,481
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 17|21
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 128.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|21
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $131,085
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|21
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 107
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|21
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $134,004
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|21
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 13.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|21
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|21
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $8,663,587
2013-14 Actual: $716,958
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $9,380,545
2014-15 Actual: $-1,692,247
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.