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District: POMPTON LAKES BORO (4230)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: PASSAIC
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $33,270,010
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,704.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,521
2014-15 Total Spending: $33,774,425
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,725.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,571
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,571
Revenue Sources, State: 21.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 67.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 7.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1.1%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.2%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 65.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 117.2
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,729
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 38|49
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,923
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 38|49
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,473
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 36|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,413
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,600
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,880
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,895
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,065
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $449
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $429
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $69
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,965
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,010
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,821
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 92.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,818
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,890
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,922
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,961
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,031
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,725
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 89.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 91.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 90.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,028
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,940
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,006
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,028
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 50.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,052
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 54.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,015
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 50.6%
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): $401
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $411
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $440
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $219
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $154
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $29
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|49
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $70,362
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $72,869
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 65.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|49
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $85,684
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 47|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 66.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $87,180
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 48|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 117.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|49
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $149,346
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 48|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 114
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $149,346
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 11.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 11.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,969,653
2013-14 Actual: $-10,673
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,958,980
2014-15 Actual: $278,649
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $200,000
Actual Excess (2014-15): $376,216

* 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.