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District: RIDGEFIELD BORO (4370)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $39,445,526
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,758.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,432
2015-16 Total Spending: $42,045,021
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,721.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,429
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,429
Revenue Sources, State: 18%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 53.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 24.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.7%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 53.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 89.7
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 25.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,443
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46|50
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,548
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45|49
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $20,505
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 45|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11,413
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,955
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,728
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $424
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $307
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,939
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $4,427
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 21.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,068
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 94.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,624
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 92%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $4,218
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 20.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 95.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,929
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,089
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,067
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $74
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,501
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 77.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,647
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 78.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 80.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,652
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,556
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 41.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $729
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 44.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $774
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 49.7%
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): $383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $404
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 16|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $440
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.8%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 28.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $183
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $267
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $44
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $71,601
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 30|49
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $71,174
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 40|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 53.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $100,076
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 40.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 45|49
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $98,844
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 48|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 89.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $122,824
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 93.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 47|49
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $121,635
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 28|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 11.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 37|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,557,993
2014-15 Actual: $234,259
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $3,792,251
2015-16 Actual: $-877,451
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.