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District: SECAUCUS TOWN (4730)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: HUDSON
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending: $37,867,491
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,192.4
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,272
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 47
2011-12 Total Spending: $37,680,382
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,157.1
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,468
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,468
Revenue Sources, State: 10.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 87.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2011 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 98.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 215.1
10/15/11 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,973
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 59
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,966
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 54
2012-13 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,076
2012-13 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 45
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,804
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 55.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,901
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 56.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $8,106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 57.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 52.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 52.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 93%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $7,524
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 53.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 92.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $381
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,682
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,772
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,361
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 93.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,504
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 89.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,638
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 92.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $2,139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,920
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,592
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 41
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $73
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,692
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 79.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,480
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2011-12): 77.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 77.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,658
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,568
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,693
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 41
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,038
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 7.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 62.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $945
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 60.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $994
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 58.7%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $319
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.1%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $425
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $440
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 31.2%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 30.4%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 31.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $55
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 14.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 10
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $63,193
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 38
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 13.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 20
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $63,075
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 34
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 98.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 11
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $61,491
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 8
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 103.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 7
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $62,586
Salary Ranking (2012-13): 11
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 215.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 6
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $127,788
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 54
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 197.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 10
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $130,583
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 58
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 17.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 11
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 16.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 17
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $1,809,984
2010-11 Actual: $-687,589
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $1,122,395
2011-12 Actual: $315,540
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2010-11): $26,973
Actual Excess (2011-12): $0
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