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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.

District: Tenafly Boro (5160)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: Bergen
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending: $76,176,891
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,675
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,728
2016-17 Total Spending: $77,250,029
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,693
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,920
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,920
Revenue Sources, State: 14.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 81.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.7%
Fall 2016 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 78.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 135.6
10/15/16 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.38%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,617
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 71|101
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,087
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 75|98
2017-18 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,416
2017-18 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 81|98
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,282
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 70|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,558
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 77|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $10,261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 79|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 58.9%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 64|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.48%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,745
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 62|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 91.49%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $9,461
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 74|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 54.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 92.2%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $404
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 86|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $516
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 96|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 88|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.6%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $294
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 72|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 66|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $341
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 73|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 80|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,759
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 76|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $2,937
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 77|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 16.9%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,070
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 57|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 77.79%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 78|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 90.94%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $2,287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 59|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 77.87%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,911
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 96|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,952
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 91|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $2,123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 97|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.2%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 38|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 29|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 60|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,771
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 101|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 92.67%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,796
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 96|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2016-17): 92.01%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,932
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 97|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2017-18): 91%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 30|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,414
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 22|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,648
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 44|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.5%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $873
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 47|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 63.17%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $875
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 45|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 61.88%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): 956
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 51|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 58.01%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 2|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.068%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): N.R.
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 88|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 84|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 89|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.5%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 24.5%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 27.7%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $79
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $62
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): 0
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 62|103
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $73,340
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 75|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 54|101
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $76,074
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 80|101
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 78.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 40|103
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $78,721
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 56|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 77.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 42|101
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $82,074
Salary Ranking (2017-18): 61|101
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 135.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 89|103
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $148,170
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 89|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 142.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 82|101
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $151,554
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 90|101
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 13.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 89|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 14.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 85|101
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $9,082,540
2015-16 Actual: $-893,060
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $8,189,480
2016-17 Actual: $1,641,245
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,228,164
Actual Excess (2016-17): $1,289,274