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District: RIVERDALE BORO (4440)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $8,394,104
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 455.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,427
2015-16 Total Spending: $8,782,260
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 470.4
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,671
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,671
Revenue Sources, State: 12.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 71.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 114.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,300
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 15|75
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,615
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 15|75
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,253
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 12|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,720
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,711
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,405
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,390
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 11|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,702
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $361
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $83
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,368
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,448
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,612
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 71.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,688
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 71.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,725
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 70.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,902
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,970
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,882
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 82.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,508
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 76.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,521
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 80.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,438
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|75
% 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): 54.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 56.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $748
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|75
% 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): 52%
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): $160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $154
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.5%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 35.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $28
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $17
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $56,315
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 13|75
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $56,615
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 22|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 71.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $48,612
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 65.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 44|75
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $55,265
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 30|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 114.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $107,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 112.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 25|75
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $100,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 39|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 11.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 11.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 31|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,839,572
2014-15 Actual: $-3,839
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,835,733
2015-16 Actual: $-199,954
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $255,641
Actual Excess (2015-16): $177,473

* 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.