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District: PASCACK VALLEY REGIONAL (3960)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: BERGEN
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $52,444,548
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,060.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,449
2015-16 Total Spending: $54,730,290
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,093.3
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,145
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $26,145
Revenue Sources, State: 13.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 84%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 69.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 100.8
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 18.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,144
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 42|46
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,071
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 41|46
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $21,060
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 44|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,608
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,824
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,596
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 49%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 88.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,592
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 50.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 88.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 48.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 88.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $211
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,012
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,008
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,066
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,760
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,800
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 85.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,858
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,939
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,036
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 83.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,650
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 85.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,695
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 83.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,452
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,068
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,610
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 50.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 57.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 49.9%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,082
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 20.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 21.3%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 25.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $96
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $248
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $14
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|46
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $89,213
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 24|46
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $89,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 45|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 69.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|46
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $87,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 64.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 37|46
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $87,000
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 37|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 100.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|46
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $156,151
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 98.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 33|46
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $154,450
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 44|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 9.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 9.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 34|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $9,901,021
2014-15 Actual: $1,681,601
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $11,582,622
2015-16 Actual: $1,354,750
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,100,007
Actual Excess (2015-16): $2,339,750

* 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.