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District: SOUTH HACKENSACK TWP (4870)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $8,557,127
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 347
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,661
2014-15 Total Spending: $8,495,917
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 357.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,766
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,766
Revenue Sources, State: 10%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 88.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 168
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 79
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,740
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 63|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,047
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 55|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,894
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 55|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 51.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,902
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 47.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 91.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $426
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $490
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $477
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,491
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,862
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 56.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,741
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 55%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,036
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 58.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,422
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $993
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 74.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,067
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 78.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 77.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,080
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 69|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,850
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 54.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,699
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 61.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,693
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 59.4%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 33.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 38.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $609
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $69,517
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 71|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $71,046
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 72|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 168
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $40,450
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 20|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 143.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $12,480
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 2|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 79
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 50|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $86,411
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 60.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $87,077
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 7.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 61|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 5.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 71|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,242,727
2013-14 Actual: $-196,033
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,046,694
2014-15 Actual: $161,351
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $217,769
Actual Excess (2014-15): $274,934

* 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.