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District: DEMAREST BORO (1070)
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: $14,559,858
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 694.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,952
2015-16 Total Spending: $15,670,753
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 687.9
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,779
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,779
Revenue Sources, State: 13.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 54.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 133.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,850
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 47|65
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,032
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 53|66
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,842
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 55|66
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,823
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,816
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,799
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 89.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 51.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 89.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $405
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $575
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 60|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $677
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 62|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 60|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $472
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 59|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,099
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,312
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 61|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 60|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,697
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 57|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 77.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,752
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 58|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 77.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,833
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,050
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,629
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 88.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,545
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 84.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,667
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 81.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,670
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,769
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,059
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $867
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 51.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $949
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 56|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 53.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,099
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 57|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 53.4%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $171
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 32.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $34
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $240
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $215
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|66
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,829
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|66
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 9.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 45|66
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $64,123
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 38|66
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 54.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 58|66
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,578
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|66
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 60.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 44|66
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $74,614
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 55|66
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 133.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|66
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $119,200
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|66
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 133.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|66
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $133,686
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 61|66
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|66
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 15.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 24|66
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,020,510
2014-15 Actual: $337,299
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $4,357,809
2015-16 Actual: $-104,346
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,982,993
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,709,225

* 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.