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District: PASCACK VALLEY REGIONAL (3960)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: BERGEN
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $51,370,870
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,101.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,447
2014-15 Total Spending: $52,444,548
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,060.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,449
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $25,449
Revenue Sources, State: 12.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 71.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 104.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,772
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|46
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,144
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 42|46
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $20,823
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 42|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,803
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,608
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,684
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 48.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 88.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 49%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 88.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 48%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 88%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $211
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $911
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,012
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,078
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,154
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,461
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,880
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 91.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,760
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,924
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 84.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,858
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,031
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 85%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 83.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 81.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,019
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,452
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,792
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 55.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 50.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 45.2%
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): $1,058
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,082
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 22.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 20.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 24.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $34
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $96
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $27
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|46
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $88,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|46
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $89,213
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 71.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|46
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $85,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 69.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|46
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $87,000
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 40|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 104.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|46
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $147,654
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 42|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 100.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|46
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $156,151
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 9.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 9.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $9,299,378
2013-14 Actual: $601,643
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $9,901,021
2014-15 Actual: $1,681,601
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $2,292,389
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,100,007

* 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.