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District: RIVER EDGE BORO (4410)
Operating Type K-6
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $18,782,327
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,204.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,599
2015-16 Total Spending: $19,806,453
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,177.7
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,817
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,817
Revenue Sources, State: 17.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 76.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 83.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 117.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,504
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11|56
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,177
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 14|56
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,962
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 10|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 66.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 70.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 65.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,824
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,677
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 65.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62.5%
%% 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): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $274
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,710
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,491
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,895
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,561
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,332
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,698
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 89.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,368
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,663
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 88.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,178
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 86.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,485
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 89.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,036
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,081
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,227
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 60%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $550
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 12|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 50.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $701
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 57.1%
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): $
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%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.8%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 31.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $11
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $8
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,813
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 18.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 2|56
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $61,977
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 38|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 83.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $75,793
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 107.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 9|56
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $79,521
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 51|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 117.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $137,626
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 147.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 22|56
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $145,131
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 55|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 9.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 45|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,759,495
2014-15 Actual: $442,575
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,202,070
2015-16 Actual: $428,877
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $500,000
Actual Excess (2015-16): $575,000

* 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.