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District: LITTLE FERRY BORO (2710)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending: $19,610,567
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,325
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,800
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 24
2011-12 Total Spending: $19,950,221
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,327.4
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,029
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 21
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,029
Revenue Sources, State: 13.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 82.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.4%
Fall 2011 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 116.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 172.1
10/15/11 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,488
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 13
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,200
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 6
2012-13 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $10,166
2012-13 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 5
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $6,645
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 63.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $6,514
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 63.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $6,624
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 65.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $6,429
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 61.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 96.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $6,268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 61.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $6,332
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 62.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 95.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $165
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,369
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,031
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 83.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,068
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 78%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $901
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 79.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,096
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 84
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $976
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 74.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $818
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2011-12): 74.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $812
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 73.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,117
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,041
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $609
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 54.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $600
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 57.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $603
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 53.9%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
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 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 21%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 19.8%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 22.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $9
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 14.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 6
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $63,339
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 14.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 6
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $65,213
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 70
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 116.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 5
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $75,437
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 63
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 128.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 5
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $81,990
Salary Ranking (2012-13): 76
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 172.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 55
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $129,181
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 74
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 204.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 20
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $125,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 13.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 81
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 15.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 57
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $655,150
2010-11 Actual: $-292,463
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $362,687
2011-12 Actual: $343,510
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2010-11): $0
Actual Excess (2011-12): $0
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