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District: ESSEX FELLS BORO (1400)
Operating Type K-6
County: ESSEX
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $5,018,447
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 211.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,682
2015-16 Total Spending: $5,099,713
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 211.2
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,148
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,148
Revenue Sources, State: 13.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 7.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 48.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 102.5
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,408
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 51|56
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,295
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49|56
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $20,913
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 53|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $12,656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 65.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $12,792
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 66.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $13,758
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 65.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,801
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11,810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $12,665
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $617
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $614
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,457
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 89%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,085
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 87.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,973
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 80%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,716
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 79.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,684
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 77.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,753
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 82.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,931
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,549
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 59.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,233
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 63.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 49.3%
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): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 22.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 28%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $117
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 7.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,829
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 7.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 48|56
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $60,938
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 37|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 48.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $47,959
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 53.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 45|56
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $48,531
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 11|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 102.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $108,850
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 111.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 33|56
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $110,704
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 40|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 16.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,104,384
2014-15 Actual: $-150,571
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $953,813
2015-16 Actual: $20,425
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $200,607
Actual Excess (2015-16): $200,000

* 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.