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District: RAMSEY BORO (4310)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $58,457,490
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,982.4
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,601
2014-15 Total Spending: $61,715,715
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,918.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,147
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,147
Revenue Sources, State: 10.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 77.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 2.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 3.6%
Revenue Sources, Other: 3.7%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 70
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 192.6
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,269
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 57|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,914
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 61|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,723
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 64|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,613
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,464
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,920
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 97.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $70
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,609
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,740
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,021
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 77.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 79.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 76.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,023
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 74%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,060
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 76.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 73.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,694
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,725
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,030
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $954
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|69
% 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): 56.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $979
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|69
% 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): 54.4%
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): $396
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $461
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 20.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 20.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 23.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $64
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $42
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $192
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $75,490
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 64|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $75,490
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|69
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): 44|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $83,668
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 69.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $87,393
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 64|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 192.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $138,418
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 64|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 136.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $140,929
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 19.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 2|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $8,696,189
2013-14 Actual: $2,185,806
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $10,881,995
2014-15 Actual: $108,330
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $2,352,131
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,686,088

* 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.