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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: Hackensack City (1860)
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: $116,073,133
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,769
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,119
2017-18 Total Spending: $122,074,548
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,766
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,170
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,170
Revenue Sources, State: 24.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 62.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 5.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 2.8%
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.1%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 73.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 171.6
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 18.18%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,298
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 55|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,801
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 61|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,114
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 66|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,464
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 73|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,897
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 78|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 62.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,579
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 80|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 61.8%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,773
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 65|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,178
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 73|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 58.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 92.74%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 76|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 57.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 92.46%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 87|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 79|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 80|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.3%
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): 72|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 73|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $404
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 72|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.4%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,574
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 59|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 52|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,815
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 57|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16.4%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 63|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 86.29%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 56|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 86.26%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 68|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 87.96%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 31|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,521
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 46|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,526
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 34|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.9%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 34|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): $1,243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 46|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 89.55%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,349
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 56|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 88.69%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 51|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 87.81%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,567
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 45|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,574
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 43|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,825
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 58|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.7%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $848
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 40|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 54.12%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $817
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 36|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 51.91%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 912
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 41|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 49.97%
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): $303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 61|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 70|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 72|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.1%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 23.6%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 24.9%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 27.5%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $36
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $105
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $65
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 13.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 9|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $88,610
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 94|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 13.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 10|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $91,810
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 94|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 73.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 62|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $101,375
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 94|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 72.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 60|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $102,275
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 96|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 171.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 52|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $168,192
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 97|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 169.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 52|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $168,192
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 97|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 14.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 75|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 14.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 74|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $12,934,248
2016-17 Actual: $1,715,204
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $14,649,452
2017-18 Actual: $3,035,965
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $1,914,090
Actual Excess (2017-18): $2,950,832