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District: HACKENSACK CITY (1860)
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: $107,864,947
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,562.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,391
2014-15 Total Spending: $108,511,757
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,704.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,021
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,021
Revenue Sources, State: 21.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 65.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 7.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 3.1%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.4%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 77.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 175.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,983
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 72|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,011
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 64|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,432
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 80|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,823
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 65.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,678
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,582
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,339
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,007
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,743
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $354
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $493
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,282
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,011
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 88.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,950
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 86.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,225
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,349
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,035
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 84.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,084
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 83.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 83%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,396
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,559
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,741
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $726
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 52%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $727
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 46.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $790
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 45.4%
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): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|103
% 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): $257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|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): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 22.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $70
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $42
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $2
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $83,770
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 96|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $82,675
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 99|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 77.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $98,045
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 97|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 75.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $98,045
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 101|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 175.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 60|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $145,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 93|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 157.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $152,007
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 102|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 83|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 91|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $11,288,502
2013-14 Actual: $-249,980
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $11,038,522
2014-15 Actual: $1,612,919
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,174,868
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,452,235

* 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.