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District: RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE (4390)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $106,223,375
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,817.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,260
2014-15 Total Spending: $109,353,093
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,751.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,012
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,012
Revenue Sources, State: 13.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 86
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 227
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,843
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,249
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 51|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,534
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 44|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,589
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,992
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,143
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,698
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,789
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,086
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 81.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 81%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 82.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,328
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,143
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 86.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 87.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,170
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 87.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,478
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,500
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,529
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 7.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 5.3%
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): $270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 18.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 18.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 18.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $14
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $26
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
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): 9|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $81,403
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 94|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $78,318
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 93|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 86
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $91,438
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 89|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 82.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $91,153
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 95|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 227
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $154,043
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 98|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 188
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $149,421
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 101|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 19.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $7,496,391
2013-14 Actual: $211,514
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $7,707,905
2014-15 Actual: $-948,335
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $750,000
Actual Excess (2014-15): $750,000

* 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.