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District: WOOD-RIDGE BORO (5830)
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: $20,572,523
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,189.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,292
2014-15 Total Spending: $23,523,817
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,226.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,178
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,178
Revenue Sources, State: 12.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 75.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 8.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.5%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12
  Student/Support Ratio: 170.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 170.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,368
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 8|49
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,420
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 7|49
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,680
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 6|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,968
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,064
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 50.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,583
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,699
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $341
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $72
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $73
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,914
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,958
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,867
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 58.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 61.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,091
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 58.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,870
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,692
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,800
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,550
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 82.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 80.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,477
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 82.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,483
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,460
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $876
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 59.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $903
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 61.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $895
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 59.3%
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): $387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $432
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $58
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $36
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
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|49
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $56,870
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $58,005
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 170.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|49
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $62,870
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 107.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $56,150
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 7|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 170.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|49
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $120,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 163.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $117,666
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,679,158
2013-14 Actual: $2,049,394
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,728,552
2014-15 Actual: $-2,275,534
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $118,577
Actual Excess (2014-15): $102,140

* 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.