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District: UPPER SADDLE RIVER BORO (5330)
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: $24,898,550
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,264.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,691
2015-16 Total Spending: $25,777,504
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,238.2
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,818
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,818
Revenue Sources, State: 12.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 79.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 4.8%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 74.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 122.3
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,498
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 63|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,016
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 60|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,437
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 65|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,033
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 53|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,084
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,312
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,753
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,339
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $677
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $587
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 74|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $668
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 76|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,778
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 84.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 86.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,638
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 61|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 83.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,767
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,770
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,920
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 59|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,455
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 82.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 81.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,477
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 76.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,880
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 73|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,991
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 69|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,142
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 66|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,057
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 74|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 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): $1,208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 71|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 56.4%
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): $112
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 34.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 34.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 35.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $56
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $47
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $95
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,425
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 57|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $61,680
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 23|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 74.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $74,425
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 72.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 42|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $73,680
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 47|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 122.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 69|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $139,325
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 72|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 119.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 74|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $143,227
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 74|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 13.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 64|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,339,396
2014-15 Actual: $117,159
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $4,456,555
2015-16 Actual: $182,796
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,094,431
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,000,939

* 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.