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District: WEEHAWKEN TWP (5580)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: HUDSON
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $26,282,887
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,382.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,011
2015-16 Total Spending: $27,896,265
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,427.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,548
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,548
Revenue Sources, State: 23.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 73.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 76.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 153.3
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,274
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 16|50
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,205
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 13|49
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,755
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 12|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,853
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,912
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 90.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $361
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $445
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,850
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,756
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,582
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 85.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 79.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,389
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 79.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,577
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,733
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,808
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 81.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 81.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,486
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 82.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,369
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 11|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,461
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 12|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $696
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|50
% 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): 50.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 50.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $696
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 47.6%
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): $418
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $457
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 32.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $25
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $185
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $101
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $56,230
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 16|49
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $56,740
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 76.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $57,980
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 79.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 15|49
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $57,160
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 6|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 153.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $110,875
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 122.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 26|49
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $120,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 27|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 11.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 34|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,384,482
2014-15 Actual: $-60,669
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,323,813
2015-16 Actual: $-401,621
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $768,005
Actual Excess (2015-16): $468,679

* 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.