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District: PATERSON CITY (4010)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: PASSAIC
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $561,979,379
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 28,060.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,027
2014-15 Total Spending: $605,933,956
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 28,207.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,481
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,481
Revenue Sources, State: 79.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 6.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 8.1%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.5%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 71.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 108.1
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,930
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 69|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,895
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 86|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,629
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 60|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,223
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,665
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,598
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,913
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 20.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,218
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,815
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,946
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 89.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,900
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 90.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,477
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,601
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,570
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 86.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 84.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,328
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 84.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,971
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $539
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 27.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $616
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 28.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $633
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 30.1%
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): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $86
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 35.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $41
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $41
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $9
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 79|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $53,672
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $58,258
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 71.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 66|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $63,618
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 81.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $94,700
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 97|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 108.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 99|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $97,558
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 94.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 102|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $98,701
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 11.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 99|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 8.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 102|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $69,987,244
2013-14 Actual: $4,097,464
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $74,084,708
2014-15 Actual: $-30,514,579
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $2,168,294
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.