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District: NORTH CALDWELL BORO (3630)
Operating Type K-6
County: ESSEX
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $13,330,075
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 675.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,734
2014-15 Total Spending: $13,826,864
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 667.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,703
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,703
Revenue Sources, State: 11.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 82.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 5%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 74.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 164.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,262
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|56
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,793
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 36|56
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,922
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 40|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,933
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 65.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,012
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,432
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,345
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,788
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $596
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $465
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,897
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,058
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,400
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 73.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,504
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 73.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,748
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 74.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,722
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,836
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,064
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,567
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 91%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,610
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 87.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 80.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,704
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,881
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,086
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|56
% 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): $926
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|56
% 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): 54.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $950
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 50.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,014
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 48.6%
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): $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%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 34.7%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 37%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $40
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $54
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $15
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|56
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $53,042
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $53,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 74.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|56
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $52,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 76.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $52,000
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 17|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 164.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|56
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $115,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 47|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 168.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $115,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 19.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 19.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,165,472
2013-14 Actual: $324,700
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,490,172
2014-15 Actual: $241,424
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $200,000
Actual Excess (2014-15): $150,000

* 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.