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District: KEARNY TOWN (2410)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: HUDSON
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2008-09 Total Spending: $81,356,133
2008-09 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,791.1
2008-09 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,048
2008-09 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 5
2009-10 Total Spending: $87,957,730
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,798.9
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,168
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 14
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,168
Revenue Sources, State: 35.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 54.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 9.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.7%
Fall 2009 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 108.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 196.7
10/15/09 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2008-09 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,302
2008-09 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,001
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 27
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,386
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 37
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $7,255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 64.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,716
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 64.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $8,056
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 65%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $6,836
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 60.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2008-09): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 60.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $7,634
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 61.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 94.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $352
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 84
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $985
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $977
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 7.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $863
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2008-09): 87.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $979
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 86.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $855
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 87.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,464
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,093
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2008-09): 87%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2009-10): 87.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 85.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,461
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,588
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $944
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 78
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 8.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2008-09): 64.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $968
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 8.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 65.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $988
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 62.2%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.5%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $226
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2008-09): 24.1%
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 25.5%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 26.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2008-09): $16
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $353
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2009-10): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 28
Teacher Salary (2009-10): $59,224
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 13.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 39
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $62,828
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 52
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2009-10): 108.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 6
Support Service Salary (2009-10): $75,911
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 52
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 103.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 19
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $75,891
Salary Ranking (2010-11): 48
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 196.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 36
Administrator Salary (2009-10): $127,116
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 82
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 203.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 42
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $130,283
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 81
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 16.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 58
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 17.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 57
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2008-09): $9,290,246
2008-09 Actual: $5,114,347
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $14,404,593
2009-10 Actual: $-5,039,932
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2008-09): $3,423,027
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
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