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District: WANAQUE BORO (5440)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: PASSAIC
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending: $17,379,747
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 930.2
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,684
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 77
2010-11 Total Spending: $16,897,751
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 948.5
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,816
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 75
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,816
Revenue Sources, State: 22.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 74.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2010 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 98.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 312.7
10/15/10 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,178
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 76
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,256
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 73
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,529
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 76
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $8,954
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 63.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $8,561
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 64.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $9,566
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 65.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $8,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 80
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 60%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $8,231
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 62.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 96.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $9,240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 83
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 63.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 96.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $407
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 78
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 72
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $278
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,945
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,550
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,726
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,585
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 81.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 76.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 22
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 78.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,764
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 80
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,410
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 86
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $6
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,143
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 41
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2009-10): 64.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $996
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2010-11): 70.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 69.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,354
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 25.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 26.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 25%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $99
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $84
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 20.4%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 23%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 25.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $49
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $11
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $4
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 68
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $72,540
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 81
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 70
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $77,145
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 82
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 98.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 17
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $83,343
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 82
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 88.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 24
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $80,145
Salary Ranking (2011-12): 71
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 312.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 3
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $132,709
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 76
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 233
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 9
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $121,432
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 53
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 29.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 2
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 23.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 6
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $897,986
2009-10 Actual: $173,098
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $1,071,084
2010-11 Actual: $355,988
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2009-10): $300,772
Actual Excess (2010-11): $226,067
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