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District: LITTLE FERRY BORO (2710)
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: $21,473,195
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,372
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,651
2015-16 Total Spending: $22,434,674
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,363.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,459
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,459
Revenue Sources, State: 14.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 82%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.3%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 142.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 170.5
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,654
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,733
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 15|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,043
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 14|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 69.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,816
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,049
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,645
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 65.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,481
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 55|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 57|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,973
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 83.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 84.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,683
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 85.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,025
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,519
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,535
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 71|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 77|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $713
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 69.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 82%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,345
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 87.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,816
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 63|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|77
% 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): $552
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 48%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $756
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 41.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $675
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 47.6%
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): $104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
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): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 24.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 26.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $105
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $69,112
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 67|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 15.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 9|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $66,872
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 50|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 142.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $92,540
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 76|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 236.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 1|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $93,203
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 76|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 170.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $124,976
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 236.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 3|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $130,388
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 64|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 58|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 16.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,404,556
2014-15 Actual: $894,405
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $3,298,961
2015-16 Actual: $142,494
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $766,605
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,021,387

* 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.