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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: Paterson City (4010)
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: $612,425,388
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 28,855
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,224
2017-18 Total Spending: $874,689,113
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 28,653
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $30,527
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $30,527
Revenue Sources, State: 86%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 7.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.6%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.8%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 82
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 107.7
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.31%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,616
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,425
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 97|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,977
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 42|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,328
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 29|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $16,299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 97|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 64.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,064
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 25|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 56.7%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,047
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 36|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.63%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $15,581
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 97|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 61.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 95.59%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,499
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 26|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 53.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 93.77%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 21|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $227
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 38|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 17|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.3%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 25|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $491
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 85|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 65|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.3%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,894
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 82|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $4,102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 95|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 16.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 84|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 20.3%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,674
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 86|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 92.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,880
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 96|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 94.59%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 91|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 19.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 94.91%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 54|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 97|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 52|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.4%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 62|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 67|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 69|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.3%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 51|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 84.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 97|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 90.02%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 58|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 84.12%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,759
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 62|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 82|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,880
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 61|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.8%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $572
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 16|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 32.52%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $924
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 49|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 42.76%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 645
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 19|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 34.31%
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): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $236
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 38|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 2|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.6%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 34.5%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 33.5%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 35.1%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $12
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $35
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $33
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 39|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $59,700
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 6|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 12.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 43|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $61,105
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 11|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 82.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 38|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $91,122
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 85|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 77.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 43|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $95,236
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 87|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 107.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 95|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $108,501
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 7|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 109.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 94|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $111,006
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 11|97
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): 95|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 10.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 95|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $31,992,158
2016-17 Actual: $2,983,560
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $34,975,718
2017-18 Actual: $-4,763,596
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $3,794,453
Actual Excess (2017-18): $7,789,533