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District: BERGEN CO SPECIAL SERVICE (0285)
Operating Type CSSD
County: BERGEN
Operating Type CSSD Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $62,989,855
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 675.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $93,274
2015-16 Total Spending: $63,826,293
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 655.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $97,424
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $97,424
Revenue Sources, State: 19.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 18.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 61.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 3.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 4.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 36.5
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 100%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $76,653
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 8|8
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $81,990
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 8|8
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $85,398
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 8|8
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $44,580
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $47,934
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $49,504
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $40,141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 90%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $42,936
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 89.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $43,968
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 51.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 88.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $750
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $923
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $4,256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $4,614
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $17,741
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 23.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $18,140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 22.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $19,037
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 22.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $16,382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 21.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $16,993
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 93.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $17,847
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 20.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 93.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,049
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $275
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,907
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 77.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $5,332
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 79.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $5,416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 76.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,418
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 32.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,999
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 38.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 37.9%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $144
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $69
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $92
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 46.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 49.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 56%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $739
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $595
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|8
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $78,457
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|8
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 3.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 7|8
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $79,050
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|8
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 4.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|8
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $81,771
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|8
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 4.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|8
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $84,675
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 6|8
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 36.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|8
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $139,228
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|8
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 39.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 4|8
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $140,841
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|8
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 21.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|8
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 21.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 1|8
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $7,560,230
2014-15 Actual: $274,108
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $7,834,338
2015-16 Actual: $-1,285,030
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $0

* 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.