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District: WESTWOOD REGIONAL (5755)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $54,583,071
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,742.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,906
2014-15 Total Spending: $55,078,767
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,786
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,770
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,770
Revenue Sources, State: 12%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 80.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 5.7%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 59.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 124.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,912
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 55|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,058
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 50|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,010
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 61|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,998
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,730
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 51.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,943
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,582
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 50.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $169
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $78
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 22.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 21.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,985
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 23.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,603
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 63|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 77.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,602
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 78.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,972
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 74.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,628
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,843
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,448
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 89.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 88.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,567
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 63|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
% 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): $1,449
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $817
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 56.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $803
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $916
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 55.1%
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): $423
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $431
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $117
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $134
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $100
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $59,813
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $59,813
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 59.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $63,863
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 62.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $63,863
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 16|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 124.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 62|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $119,537
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 124.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $115,519
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 12.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 56|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $11,881,800
2013-14 Actual: $1,546,611
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $13,428,411
2014-15 Actual: $2,323,291
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $750,000
Actual Excess (2014-15): $750,000

* 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.