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District: WANAQUE BORO (5440)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: PASSAIC
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $18,755,252
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 931.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,134
2014-15 Total Spending: $19,190,029
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 972
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,744
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,744
Revenue Sources, State: 24.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 71.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.8%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 79.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 159.2
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 18.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,949
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 70|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,476
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,440
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 32|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 78|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 65.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,486
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 65.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,528
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 66%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 78|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 97.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 97.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $183
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,992
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,877
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,905
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,580
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 79.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,455
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 77.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,429
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 75%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,683
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,645
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 67.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,179
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 70.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 69.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 17.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 18.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 19.3%
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): $100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $79
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 21.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 22.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $16
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $11
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $15
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $68,705
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 71|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,245
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 79.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 31|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $69,155
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 38|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 72.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $68,195
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 32|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 159.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 48|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $117,528
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 42|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 156.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $122,557
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,624,973
2013-14 Actual: $169,461
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,794,434
2014-15 Actual: $192,098
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $273,278
Actual Excess (2014-15): $251,063

* 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.