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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: Fort Lee Boro (1550)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: Bergen
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $78,258,959
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,793
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,631
2017-18 Total Spending: $80,241,325
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,977
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,178
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,178
Revenue Sources, State: 17.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 80.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 80
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 186.2
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.92%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,534
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 39|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,402
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 32|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,470
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 34|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,559
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 34|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,525
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 29|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 59.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 27|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 58.8%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 42|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.08%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 32|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 56.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 95.43%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,762
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 36|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 56.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 96.24%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $298
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 69|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 49|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 38|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.6%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 32|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 31|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $95
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 21|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.6%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,619
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 63|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,583
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 55|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 17.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,831
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 59|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 18.3%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 56|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 80.99%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,071
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 45|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 80.18%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 55|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 80.78%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 55|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,532
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 47|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,572
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 38|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.2%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 37|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 40|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 44|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 59|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 85.59%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 47|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 85.05%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 43|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 83.52%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,500
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 37|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,451
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 26|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 36|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.5%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $585
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 17|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 39%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $567
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 17|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 39.08%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 18|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 38.65%
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): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): N.R.
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): $299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 60|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 58|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $306
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 54|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 29.3%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 30.6%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 35.5%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $1
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): 0
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $5
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 13.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 13|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $68,730
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 43|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 13.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 12|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $75,480
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 66|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 80.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 40|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $74,730
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 32|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 80.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 36|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $80,730
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 49|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 186.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 35|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $132,600
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 60|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 195.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 23|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $130,303
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 44|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 16.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 50|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 16.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 43|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $5,478,965
2016-17 Actual: $-237,278
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $5,241,687
2017-18 Actual: $1,228,722
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0