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District: CLOSTER BORO (0930)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $20,329,789
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,130.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,983
2015-16 Total Spending: $21,560,411
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,127.8
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,117
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,117
Revenue Sources, State: 14.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 82.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 79.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 139.3
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,401
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,048
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,244
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 44|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,755
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 63|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 64.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,599
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,998
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 62|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $485
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $610
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 75|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $522
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 72|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,717
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 81.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,745
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 82.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,960
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 82.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,596
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,673
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,748
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 85.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,474
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 88.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,551
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 56|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 88.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,361
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,430
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,613
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|77
% 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): $810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 59.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $870
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $932
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 57.8%
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): $69
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $84
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $95
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 23.2%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 27.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $71
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $54
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $87,377
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 76|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 30.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 1|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $84,635
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 77|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 79.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $87,902
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 73|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 139.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 5|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $88,890
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 74|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 139.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $140,014
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 73|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 159.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 37|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $128,751
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 60|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 6.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 77|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,392,426
2014-15 Actual: $611,970
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $4,004,396
2015-16 Actual: $375,003
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $325,000
Actual Excess (2015-16): $325,000

* 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.