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District: RIDGEFIELD BORO (4370)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $38,417,842
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,773.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,660
2014-15 Total Spending: $39,445,528
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,758.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,432
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,432
Revenue Sources, State: 16.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 53.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 26.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 51.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 92.4
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 24.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,744
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46|49
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,443
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46|49
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,305
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 46|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11,400
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,763
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,708
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,728
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $236
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,617
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,600
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,578
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 98.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,068
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 94.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,508
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 97.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,658
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,929
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,027
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 75%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,501
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 77.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,623
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 80.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,617
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,452
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $683
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 42.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 41.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $679
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 46.8%
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): $394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $409
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 25.7%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $353
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $183
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $29
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|49
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $64,759
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $71,601
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 51.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|49
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $91,280
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 48|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 53.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $100,076
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 49|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 92.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|49
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $122,638
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 31|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 89.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $122,824
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 10.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,669,630
2013-14 Actual: $888,363
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,557,993
2014-15 Actual: $234,259
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $83,723
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.