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District: ROCHELLE PARK TWP (4470)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $12,958,604
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 654.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,803
2015-16 Total Spending: $13,690,514
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 659.3
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,764
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,764
Revenue Sources, State: 14.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 93.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 165.7
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,063
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 38|65
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,086
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 34|66
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,642
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 40|66
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,703
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,667
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,966
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 65.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,876
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,233
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $686
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 64|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $506
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $227
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,626
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,933
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,154
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 74.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 12|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 74.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,539
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 71.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,008
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,875
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,820
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 62|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,400
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 69.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $949
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 50.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,059
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 58.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,542
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,529
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,574
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $878
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $841
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 55%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $877
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 55.7%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $78
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
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): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.1%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 29.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $93
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $82
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $24
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|66
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $81,860
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|66
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 12|66
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $80,520
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 60|66
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 93.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|66
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $56,307
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|66
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 86.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 23|66
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $56,307
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 12|66
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 165.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|66
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $107,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|66
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 166.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 14|66
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $110,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 32|66
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|66
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 15.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 26|66
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,336,356
2014-15 Actual: $-204,578
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,131,778
2015-16 Actual: $99,404
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $214,935
Actual Excess (2015-16): $250,000

* 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.