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District: HILLSDALE BORO (2180)
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: $23,040,026
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,313.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,538
2014-15 Total Spending: $23,541,463
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,262
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,654
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,654
Revenue Sources, State: 13.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 84.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 67.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 178.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,745
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 47|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,594
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,314
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 56|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,057
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,601
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,455
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,754
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 97%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $196
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $225
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $233
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,601
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 72|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,799
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 70|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,992
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 76.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,065
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 73.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 72.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,472
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,410
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,710
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 83.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,167
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 82.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 77.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,531
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,691
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,902
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $477
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 31.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 31.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $585
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 30.8%
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): $67
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $72
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 22.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 22.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $93
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $64
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $63,876
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 47|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,728
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 67.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 52|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $72,150
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 53|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 64.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $77,300
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 61|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 178.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $145,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 75|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 132.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $133,057
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 67|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 18.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 25|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,106,721
2013-14 Actual: $165,985
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,272,706
2014-15 Actual: $141,556
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $398,790
Actual Excess (2014-15): $214,563

* 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.