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District: TENAFLY BORO (5160)
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: $69,393,904
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,663.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,941
2014-15 Total Spending: $72,266,865
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,681.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,627
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,627
Revenue Sources, State: 13%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 84.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 80
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 158.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,742
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 65|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,187
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 69|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,610
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 82|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,794
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,955
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,783
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,990
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $332
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $372
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,608
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,797
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,860
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 77.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,037
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 78.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 77.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,808
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,888
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,047
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,697
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,758
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 93.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,867
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 91.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,419
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): $1,381
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,599
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 60.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $847
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 61.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $913
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 57.1%
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): $325
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): $347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 25.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $190
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $142
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 53|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $71,015
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 76|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $67,615
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 80
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $75,215
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 51|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 78.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $72,650
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 42|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 158.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 81|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $142,995
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 89|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 142
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 87|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $145,215
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 93|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 86|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 89|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $8,091,692
2013-14 Actual: $864,984
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $8,956,676
2014-15 Actual: $125,864
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $965,477
Actual Excess (2014-15): $946,767

* 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.