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District: LITTLE FERRY BORO (2710)
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: $19,534,787
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,352.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,447
2014-15 Total Spending: $21,473,195
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,372
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,651
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,651
Revenue Sources, State: 13.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 81.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 119.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 197.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 6.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,370
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 4|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,654
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,088
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 11|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,904
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 66.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 69.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,916
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 65.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,642
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,645
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 65.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,505
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.8%
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): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $67
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,269
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,761
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $996
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 78.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 83.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 75.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $874
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,025
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,060
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $97
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 80|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 69.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $713
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 69.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $806
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 76%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $633
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 54.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $552
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 48%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 44.8%
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): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 20.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $21
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $67,847
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 66|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $69,112
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 119.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $91,378
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 76|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 142.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $92,540
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 78|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 197.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $122,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 48|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 170.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $124,976
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|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): $1,185,337
2013-14 Actual: $1,219,219
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,404,556
2014-15 Actual: $894,405
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $832,720
Actual Excess (2014-15): $766,605

* 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.