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District: WALLKILL VALLEY REGIONAL (5435)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: SUSSEX
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $15,959,227
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 683.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,334
2014-15 Total Spending: $16,532,609
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 662.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,952
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,952
Revenue Sources, State: 38.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 60.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 81.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 81.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 20.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,317
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 31|46
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,537
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|46
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,028
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 25|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,992
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,952
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,523
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,057
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.2%
%% 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): $285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $448
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,533
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,004
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 87.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 84.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 85.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,015
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,903
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,889
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 84.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,507
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 79.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,528
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 80.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,947
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,972
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 53.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $996
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 51.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $968
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 49.1%
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): $904
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,082
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 25.2%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $314
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $125
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 29|46
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $84,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 42|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|46
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $88,100
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 81.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|46
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $88,313
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 93.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|46
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $78,095
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 27|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 81.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|46
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $99,415
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 85.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|46
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $104,378
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 8.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,310,666
2013-14 Actual: $282,615
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,593,281
2014-15 Actual: $5,109
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $45,724
Actual Excess (2014-15): $33,886

* 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.