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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: Passaic City (3970)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: Passaic
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $344,176,013
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 14,868
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,149
2017-18 Total Spending: $354,908,499
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 14,569
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,360
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,360
Revenue Sources, State: 82.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 4.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 7.1%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.6%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 105.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 176.3
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.47%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,328
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 77|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,643
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 82|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,588
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 86|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,430
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 71|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,409
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 58|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 56.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,501
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 75|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 56.5%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 72|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 62|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 53.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 94.79%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,756
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 74|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 52.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 92.91%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 82|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 50|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $452
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 86|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.4%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 54|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 51|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 58|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.6%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,341
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 91|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 20.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,407
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 91|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 20.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,675
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 92|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 19.8%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,589
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 83|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 77.49%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,507
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 79|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 73.58%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,737
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 82|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 74.48%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,559
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 57|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,684
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 66|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,760
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 67|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.5%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 10|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 7|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.095%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 6|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.097%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 74|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 89.61%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,469
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 76|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 87.23%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,572
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 80|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 89.32%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,634
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 53|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,811
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 64|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 81|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12.4%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $802
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 37|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 49.08%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $846
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 41|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 46.71%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1010
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 51|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 43.74%
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): $146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 11|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 13|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 14|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.8%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 32.8%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 33.4%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 39.7%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $28
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $29
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $73
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 13.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 6|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $69,861
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 47|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 15.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 1|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $73,513
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 55|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 105.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 8|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $105,732
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 97|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 115.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 3|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $102,120
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 95|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 176.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 47|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $133,739
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 63|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 184.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 37|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $133,857
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 55|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 14.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 80|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 13.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 90|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $52,488,891
2016-17 Actual: $3,554,420
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $56,043,311
2017-18 Actual: $329,875
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0