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District: WALLINGTON BORO (5430)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $19,297,821
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,197.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,119
2014-15 Total Spending: $22,481,758
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,332.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,873
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,873
Revenue Sources, State: 21.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 63.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Other: 11.6%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 103.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 134.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,541
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2|49
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,741
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 1|49
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,911
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 2|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,766
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,612
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,013
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 97.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,650
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 98%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $325
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
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): $2
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,927
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,822
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,854
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,696
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 95.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,708
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 93.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,400
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|49
% 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): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 88.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 85%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,529
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,518
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $642
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 42%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $586
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 40.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $368
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 24.2%
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): $438
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $418
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $559
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $2
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $79
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $22
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 15.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|49
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $57,840
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 14.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $52,090
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 103.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|49
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $61,529
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 84.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $61,199
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 16|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 134.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 25|49
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $115,119
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 21|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 126.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $115,119
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 10.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,892,789
2013-14 Actual: $57,874
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,950,663
2014-15 Actual: $220,040
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $489,532
Actual Excess (2014-15): $745,190

* 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.