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District: WOODCLIFF LAKE BORO (5880)
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: $15,866,337
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 775
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,473
2015-16 Total Spending: $17,814,559
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 771.7
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,084
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,084
Revenue Sources, State: 13.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 84.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 79.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 109.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,875
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 68|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,298
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 71|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,827
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 69|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,974
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,477
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 55|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,925
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,842
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 55|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,386
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 52|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 52.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $460
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $369
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $170
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,538
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 75|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,793
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 72|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 21.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,807
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 74|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 87.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,290
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 70|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 86.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,878
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,059
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 73|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 73|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 61|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,644
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 87.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,754
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 74|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 85.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,762
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 71|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 83.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,094
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 73|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,868
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 31.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $571
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 27.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $621
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 33.2%
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): $115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 34.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $21
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $218
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,480
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 67|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $64,355
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 42|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 79.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $73,410
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 60.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 63|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $74,655
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 49|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 109.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 75|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $144,323
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 75|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 127.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 66|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $145,193
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 75|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 73|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 14.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 48|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,080,294
2014-15 Actual: $988,322
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $3,068,616
2015-16 Actual: $275,415
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $0

* 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.