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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: Rochelle Park Twp (4470)
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: $13,353,389
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 643
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,785
2017-18 Total Spending: $13,944,766
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 632
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,063
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,063
Revenue Sources, State: 14.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 70.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 159
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.05%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,764
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 35|67
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,128
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 47|70
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,822
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 51|70
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,058
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 42|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 63.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $11,006
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 53|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 64.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $12,362
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 63|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 65.7%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,352
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 42|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.98%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,966
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 48|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 90.55%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $11,537
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 63|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 61.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 93.33%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $644
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 64|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $953
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 69|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $655
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 65|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.5%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 14|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 16|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $170
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 26|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.9%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,977
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 18|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 22|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,514
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 29|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.4%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 12|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 73.14%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,619
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 16|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 74.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,678
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 15|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 66.75%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,681
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 22|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,039
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 57|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,012
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 43|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.7%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $83
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 57|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 70|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 70|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.6%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $966
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 5|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 57.47%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 11|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 54.93%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 10|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 6.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 57.51%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,965
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 51|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,811
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 47|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,787
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 27|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.5%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $820
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 40|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 41.73%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $963
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 51|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 53.18%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1071
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 57|70
% 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): 59.93%
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): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 18|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $88
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 14|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 24|70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.8%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 24.8%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 26.5%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 31.2%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $10
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): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 19|70
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $81,690
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 67|70
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 13|70
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $81,281
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 66|70
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 70.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 36|70
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $60,388
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 26|70
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 74.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 26|70
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $62,080
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 26|70
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 159.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 12|70
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $111,780
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 32|70
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 86.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 67|70
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $105,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 24|70
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 16.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 18|70
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 8.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 69|70
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $1,231,182
2016-17 Actual: $615,507
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $1,846,689
2017-18 Actual: $165,577
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $250,000
Actual Excess (2017-18): $250,000