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District: FAIRVIEW BORO (1470)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $23,631,848
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,751.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,494
2014-15 Total Spending: $25,597,911
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,795.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,258
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $14,258
Revenue Sources, State: 36.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 52.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Other: 4.6%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 119.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 187.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $9,925
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,288
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $10,143
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 1|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,755
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,065
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,597
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,427
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,360
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,071
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 80.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,089
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 80.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,096
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 87.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,549
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,686
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 83%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 80.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 82.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $658
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 53.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $582
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 51.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $691
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 55.4%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 23.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 15.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 2|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $61,495
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 14.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,405
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 119.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $67,325
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 106.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $66,148
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 27|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 187.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $151,083
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 79|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 182.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $135,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 13.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,304,255
2013-14 Actual: $807,191
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,111,446
2014-15 Actual: $-834,586
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $184,306
Actual Excess (2014-15): $145,633

* 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.