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District: RIVER EDGE BORO (4410)
Operating Type K-6
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $18,543,582
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,168.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,874
2014-15 Total Spending: $18,782,327
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,204.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,599
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,599
Revenue Sources, State: 15.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 77.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 4.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 86.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 120.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,447
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 14|56
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,504
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11|56
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,348
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 12|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 65.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 66.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,780
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 65.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,710
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,824
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,734
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,710
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,774
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,586
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 91.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,561
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,581
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,610
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,290
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 88%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 88.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,430
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 88.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,064
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,036
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,173
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $647
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 60%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $669
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 57%
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): $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%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24.2%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $13
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $11
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 14.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 2|56
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $60,225
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,813
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 86.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|56
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $72,607
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 83.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $75,793
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 53|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 120.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|56
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $132,600
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 117
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $137,626
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 10
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,897,388
2013-14 Actual: $-103,430
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,759,495
2014-15 Actual: $442,575
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $504,018
Actual Excess (2014-15): $500,000

* 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.