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District: FAIR LAWN BORO (1450)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $93,074,865
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,747.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,605
2014-15 Total Spending: $96,037,435
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,794.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,031
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,031
Revenue Sources, State: 14.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 82.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.6%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 68.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 191.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,440
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 80|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,444
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 74|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,367
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 79|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,662
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,846
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 97%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,663
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,399
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,449
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,703
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,142
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 89.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 89.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,412
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,750
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,763
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,906
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,481
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 84.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,491
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 84.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,560
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 81.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,736
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,655
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $711
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 41%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $678
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 41%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $725
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 44.5%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|103
% 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): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 23.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 21.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 24%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $56
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $86
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $4
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $75,950
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 85|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $74,255
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 86|103
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): 77|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $75,950
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 56|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 65
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 86|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $76,675
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 59|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 191.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $147,392
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 95|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 187.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $149,013
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 100|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 18.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 48|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $11,149,487
2013-14 Actual: $-311,332
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $10,838,155
2014-15 Actual: $-151,644
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.