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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: Norwood Boro (3740)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: Bergen
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $12,060,987
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 645
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,711
2017-18 Total Spending: $13,113,459
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 618
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,227
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,227
Revenue Sources, State: 14.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 78.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 4.9%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 92.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 108.9
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.35%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,531
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 14|67
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,569
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 24|70
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,745
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 18|70
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 12|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,576
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 19|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,733
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 16|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 59.2%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $7,545
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 11|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.43%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $7,991
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 21|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 54.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 93.18%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,095
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 14|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 54.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 92.69%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $485
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 52|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $543
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 63|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $551
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 58|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.7%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 8|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 9|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 12|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.6%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 33|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,588
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 40|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 17.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 33|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 17.8%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,906
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 33|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 78.89%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 43|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 82.15%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,379
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 47|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 90.46%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 12|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,764
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 27|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,791
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 21|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12.1%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $98
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 60|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 46|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 65|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.7%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $937
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 4|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 61.24%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,523
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 45|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 86.34%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 39|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 84.48%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,428
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 17|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,582
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 30|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,543
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 15|70
% 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): $925
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 48|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 64.78%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,004
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 53|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 63.46%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 994
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 48|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 64.42%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $5
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 2|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.038%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 1|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.019%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 2|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.057%
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 16|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 10|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 4|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.3%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 29.9%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 30.2%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 34.2%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): 0
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): 0
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): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 9|70
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $61,288
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 28|70
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 9|70
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $62,038
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 29|70
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 92.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 14|70
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $86,788
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 69|70
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 69.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 33|70
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $85,306
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 68|70
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 108.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 56|70
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $108,195
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 26|70
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 118.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 38|70
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $111,395
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 36|70
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 10.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 65|70
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 11.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 58|70
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $3,402,634
2016-17 Actual: $170,218
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $3,572,852
2017-18 Actual: $-507,644
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $40,000
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0