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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: Bergen County Vocational (0290)
Operating Type VOC
County: Bergen
Operating Type VOC Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $76,219,691
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,321
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $32,843
2017-18 Total Spending: $79,362,905
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,381
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $33,326
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $33,326
Revenue Sources, State: 17.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 42.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 6.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 32.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 65.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 110.8
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.69%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,005
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 19|21
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,052
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20|21
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $28,187
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 20|21
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $12,368
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 19|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 49.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $12,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 49.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $14,300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 50.7%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $11,314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 45.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 91.48%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $11,507
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 45.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 91.99%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $13,028
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 46.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 91.1%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $728
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 19|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $625
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 14|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $863
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.1%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 13|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 12|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $408
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 13|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.4%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 16|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,899
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 17|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.3%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 16|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 92.53%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 17|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 92.14%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $5,088
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 20.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $5,020
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 20%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $5,522
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 19.6%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $95
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 17|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 19|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.4%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,734
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 19|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 73.39%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 73.03%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $4,150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 75.15%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,975
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,808
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $4,357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.5%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,061
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 51.85%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,040
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 53.57%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 2340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 53.71%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 5|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): N.R.
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $900
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $787
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 17|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $859
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 32.5%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 31.8%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 36.8%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $81
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $191
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): 0
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 10.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 19|21
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $81,938
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 20|21
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 10.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 18|21
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $84,377
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 20|21
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 65.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 20|21
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $82,297
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 18|21
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 65.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 20|21
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $83,177
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 18|21
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 110.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 14|21
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $139,759
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 16|21
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 113.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 12|21
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $139,153
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 17|21
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 12.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 5|21
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 12.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 7|21
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $7,325,600
2016-17 Actual: $1,746,000
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $9,074,224
2017-18 Actual: $1,670,052
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0