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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: Little Ferry Boro (2710)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: Bergen
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $24,341,636
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,318
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,467
2017-18 Total Spending: $25,762,774
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,299
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,835
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,835
Revenue Sources, State: 18%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 76.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.4%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 101.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 157
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.6%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,664
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 19|76
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,564
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 26|74
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,159
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 18|74
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $7,907
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 14|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,925
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 23|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 61.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 16|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 60.6%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $7,295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 10|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.26%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,352
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 23|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 57.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 93.58%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,674
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 16|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 57.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 94.43%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 30|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $327
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 39|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $325
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 33|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.1%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 60|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 52|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 38|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.2%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 32|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,360
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 32|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 16.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,499
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 28|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16.5%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,831
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 28|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 81.38%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,970
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 32|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 83.47%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,956
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 23|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 78.27%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,653
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 42|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 27|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,612
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 20|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.6%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 54|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 27|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 65|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.4%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 51|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 87.54%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 24|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 79.73%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,274
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 19|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 79.03%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,762
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 52|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,655
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 39|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,770
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 32|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.7%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $849
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 48|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 48.18%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $918
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 51|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 55.47%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 37|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 49.21%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 6|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
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): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 13|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 9|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 13|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.4%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 25.4%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 26.5%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 32.1%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $184
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $57
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $60
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 29|74
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $69,606
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 54|74
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 33|74
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $71,246
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 55|74
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 101.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 6|74
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $87,636
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 70|74
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 124.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 2|74
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $86,206
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 71|74
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 157.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 34|74
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $145,084
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 70|74
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 145.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 40|74
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $123,160
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 38|74
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 15.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 44|74
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 14.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 56|74
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $3,441,455
2016-17 Actual: $-782,486
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $2,658,969
2017-18 Actual: $-1,247,908
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $76,176
Actual Excess (2017-18): $182,448