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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: Garfield City (1700)
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: $114,235,603
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,029
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,717
2017-18 Total Spending: $115,395,456
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,969
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,224
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,224
Revenue Sources, State: 72.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 24.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.6%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 71.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 129.7
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.6%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,961
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 86|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,583
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 79|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,885
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 60|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 86|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 83|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 62%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,533
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 76|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 62.4%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,171
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 89|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 99.18%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 89|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 61.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 98.93%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 88|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 61.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 98.66%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $78
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 2|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 3|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 2|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.8%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.04%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 1|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.043%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 2|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.066%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 65|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,599
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 61|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,643
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 46|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.7%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 59|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 81.91%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 55|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 82.03%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 41|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 81.35%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,804
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 85|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,786
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 79|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,771
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 72|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.5%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 31|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 29|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 29|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,551
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 89|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 85.98%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,544
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 83|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 86.45%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,519
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 77|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 85.77%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,031
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 80|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,699
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 58|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,761
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 50|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.4%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 81|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 57.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,064
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 65|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 62.63%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 54|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 57.75%
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): $200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 31|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 20|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 15|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.9%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 30.2%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 30.8%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 33.1%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $22
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $14
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): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 75|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $60,475
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 9|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 80|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $60,625
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 10|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 71.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 68|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $82,250
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 61|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 70.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 69|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $81,125
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 51|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 129.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 89|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $151,874
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 90|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 140.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 83|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $159,620
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 93|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 13.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 88|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 14.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 75|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $6,662,005
2016-17 Actual: $-2,350,506
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $4,316,376
2017-18 Actual: $763,182
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): $1,187,076