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District: ROCHELLE PARK TWP (4470)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $11,959,643
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 635.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,829
2014-15 Total Spending: $12,958,604
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 654.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,803
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,803
Revenue Sources, State: 12.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 88.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 155
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,713
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,063
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 38|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,960
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 37|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,486
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,703
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,059
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,595
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,752
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,626
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,962
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 75.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 74.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 75.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,900
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,008
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,010
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,484
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 78.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,400
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 69.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 68.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,542
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $734
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 50.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $878
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,043
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 58.8%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $78
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $74
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $155
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $93
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $177
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): 28|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $75,116
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 61|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $81,860
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 88.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 21|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $60,424
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 93.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $56,307
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 14|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 155
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $99,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 21|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 165.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $107,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 29|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,267,826
2013-14 Actual: $68,530
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,336,356
2014-15 Actual: $-204,578
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
Actual Excess (2014-15): $214,935

* 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.