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District: WALLINGTON BORO (5430)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $22,481,758
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,332.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,873
2015-16 Total Spending: $21,804,895
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,325.5
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,450
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,450
Revenue Sources, State: 25.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 72.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 84.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 126.9
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,741
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 1|50
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,582
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2|49
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,037
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 2|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,766
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,576
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,650
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 98%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,278
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,426
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $298
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other 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): $2
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,710
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,933
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,696
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 95.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,573
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 92%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,787
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 92.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.6%
Legal Services (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): $1
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 88.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,173
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 84.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 87.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,396
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,478
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|49
% 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): $586
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 40.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 20.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 21%
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): $6
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|49
% 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): $418
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $567
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.1%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 34.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $79
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $13
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $12
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|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $52,090
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 13.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 7|49
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $54,035
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 4|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 84.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $61,199
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 92.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 13|49
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $64,270
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 16|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 126.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $115,119
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 124.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 25|49
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $123,769
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 31|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 10.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 42|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,950,663
2014-15 Actual: $220,040
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,170,703
2015-16 Actual: $35,300
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $745,190
Actual Excess (2015-16): $786,793

* 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.