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District: PASSAIC VALLEY REGIONAL (3990)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: PASSAIC
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $27,899,817
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,377.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,249
2014-15 Total Spending: $29,036,365
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,379.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,054
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,054
Revenue Sources, State: 11.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 110.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 112.2
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,030
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 12|46
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,652
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 15|46
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,983
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 19|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,587
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 97%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,275
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,572
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $560
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,425
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,495
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,607
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 83.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,519
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,527
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,566
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 79.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 80.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 82%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,626
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 63.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,403
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 63.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 64.3%
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): $749
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $808
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $844
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 23.2%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $288
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $273
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $71
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|46
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $70,147
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|46
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $75,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 110.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|46
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $82,673
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 88.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|46
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $70,869
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 16|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 112.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 29|46
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $120,454
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 108.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|46
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $127,848
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 9.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,490,478
2013-14 Actual: $564,465
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,054,943
2014-15 Actual: $131,094
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $867,774
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,201,070

* 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.