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District: VERONA BORO (5370)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: ESSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $38,228,795
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,203
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,353
2015-16 Total Spending: $40,028,968
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,178.2
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,377
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,377
Revenue Sources, State: 14.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 82.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 73.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 152.9
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,938
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 15|69
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,328
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 19|71
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,843
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 9|71
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,611
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,788
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,566
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,506
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,218
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $307
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $227
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 12|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,818
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,993
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,877
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 12|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,706
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,841
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 92.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,732
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 92.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,614
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,550
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 50|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,430
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 88.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,435
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 87.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 86.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,464
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,435
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $823
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.4%
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): $822
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 57.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $770
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 55.2%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
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): $412
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $440
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 21.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 21.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 23.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $12
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $11
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 14.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|71
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $70,758
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|71
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 14.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 17|71
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $69,527
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 51|71
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 73.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|71
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $81,163
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 58|71
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 69.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 53|71
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $74,313
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 46|71
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 152.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|71
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $125,524
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|71
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 136.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 48|71
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $122,464
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|71
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|71
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 11.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 63|71
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,442,265
2014-15 Actual: $-16,035
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,426,230
2015-16 Actual: $118,951
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $185,243
Actual Excess (2015-16): $221,000

* 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.