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District: NUTLEY TOWN (3750)
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: $67,726,834
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,063.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,668
2014-15 Total Spending: $71,029,750
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,056.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,511
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,511
Revenue Sources, State: 20.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 75.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.5%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 70
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 166.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,909
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 26|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,355
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 32|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,702
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 23|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,369
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,485
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,499
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,718
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,071
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $588
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $634
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $379
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,573
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,611
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,691
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,461
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 92.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,486
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,550
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 91.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,570
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,663
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,713
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 86.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,409
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 84.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 86.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,282
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 62%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $808
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|103
% 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): 62.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $874
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 62.7%
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): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $334
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $24
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $18
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $5
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $66,484
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 57|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $63,433
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 70
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 73|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $68,664
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 69.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 73|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $65,285
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 12|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 166.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 73|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $116,044
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 171.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $119,155
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 14.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 88|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $6,251,513
2013-14 Actual: $1,554,373
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $7,805,886
2014-15 Actual: $307,972
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $692,187
Actual Excess (2014-15): $517,231

* 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.