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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: Oakland Boro (3760)
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: $33,342,533
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,455
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,915
2017-18 Total Spending: $35,244,443
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,402
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,148
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $25,148
Revenue Sources, State: 15.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 47.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 125.1
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.66%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,574
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 69|76
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,087
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 69|74
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $20,789
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 70|74
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,719
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 67|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $11,698
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 70|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 61.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $12,576
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 71|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 60.5%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 69|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $11,229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 70|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 58.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 95.99%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $12,118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 72|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 58.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 96.36%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 43|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $443
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 58|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 48|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 30|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 3|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 4|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,869
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 62|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,060
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 60|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 16%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,700
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 64|74
% 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): $2,340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 56|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 81.56%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,489
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 55|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 81.34%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,955
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 62|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 79.86%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 75|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 74|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 73|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.8%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $68
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 63|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 39|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 39|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,927
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 75|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 86.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,012
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 72|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 85.29%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,974
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 72|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 87.97%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 42|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,832
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 51|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 51|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.1%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,091
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 64|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): 66.65%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 67|74
% 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): 66.59%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 67|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 64.48%
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): $92
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 30|76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $95
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 30|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 34|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.6%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 32%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 33.3%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 38.7%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $305
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $86
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $45
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 51|74
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $71,065
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 57|74
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 10.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 53|74
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $71,025
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 53|74
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 47.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 68|74
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $82,060
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 62|74
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 48.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 69|74
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $84,708
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 68|74
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 125.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 61|74
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $135,218
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 60|74
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 98.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 74|74
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $121,866
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 34|74
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 14.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 49|74
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 11.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 68|74
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $6,556,532
2016-17 Actual: $178,998
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $6,735,530
2017-18 Actual: $-601,510
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $649,254
Actual Excess (2017-18): $759,542