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District: CARLSTADT BORO (0740)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $12,929,173
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 583.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,161
2015-16 Total Spending: $13,128,466
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 574.8
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,840
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,840
Revenue Sources, State: 12.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 84.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 100.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 140.3
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,066
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|65
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,513
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 39|66
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,370
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 45|66
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,755
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,785
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,733
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $86
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,916
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,662
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 74.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,788
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 81.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,986
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 36|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 68.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,959
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,844
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 65|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,654
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 84.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 86.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,804
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 84.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,644
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,142
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 63|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $695
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 42.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $802
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 37.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $884
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 42.1%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.1%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 36.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $58
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $32
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $36
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|66
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $83,648
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|66
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 16|66
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $69,802
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 49|66
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 100.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|66
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,590
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|66
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 90.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|66
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $72,451
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 52|66
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 140.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|66
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $116,542
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|66
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 108.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 55|66
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $124,482
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 53|66
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 11.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|66
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 10.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 61|66
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,779,592
2014-15 Actual: $638,991
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,418,583
2015-16 Actual: $1,377,476
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $344,865
Actual Excess (2015-16): $344,865

* 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.