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District: NEWARK CITY (3570)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: ESSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $958,133,304
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 43,030.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,267
2014-15 Total Spending: $937,848,320
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 42,604.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,013
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,013
Revenue Sources, State: 83%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 11.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.4%
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: 64.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 126.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,296
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 93|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,041
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 92|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,799
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 62|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,438
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 48.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,403
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 49.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,505
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 47.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,022
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 46.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,002
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 47%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,026
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 44.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $275
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $178
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,911
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 22.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 21.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,634
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 23%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,621
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 20.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 92.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,401
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,399
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 21.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 93.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,963
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,850
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,734
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $86
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $83
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,591
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 81%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 79.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 76.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,646
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,845
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 68.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,868
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 69%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,657
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 62.6%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
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): $177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 35.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $50
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $33
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $66
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): 30|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $62,003
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,200
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 64.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 85|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $95,629
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 93|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 70.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 71|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $95,629
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 98|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 126.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 97|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $102,200
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 101.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 99|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $96,910
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 11.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 98|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 9.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 100|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $70,821,362
2013-14 Actual: $-14,065,460
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $56,755,902
2014-15 Actual: $-22,806,874
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $4,978,074
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.