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District: EAST RUTHERFORD BORO (1230)
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: $17,600,297
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 787.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,353
2015-16 Total Spending: $18,153,709
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 828.4
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,915
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,915
Revenue Sources, State: 15.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 81.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 78.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 206.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,920
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 76|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,094
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 62|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,894
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 35|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,465
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 69|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,055
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 63.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,838
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $227
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $480
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 71|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,556
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,462
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 53|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 77.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,948
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 79.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,979
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 81.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,955
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,746
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $95
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,518
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 77.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 79.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 76.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,805
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,494
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,560
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $873
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 48.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 51.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 46.9%
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): $1
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 23.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 27.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $232
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $334
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $14
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $90,600
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 77|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 40|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $82,480
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 76|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 78.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $97,681
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 77|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 70.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 46|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $96,204
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 77|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 206.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $118,900
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 149.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 47|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $121,872
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 41|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 19.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 15.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 45|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,469,444
2014-15 Actual: $-192,099
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,277,345
2015-16 Actual: $158,955
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.