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Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending March 2011

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District: HACKENSACK CITY (1860)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2008-09 Total Spending: $91,287,994
2008-09 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,043.8
2008-09 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,099
2008-09 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 78
2009-10 Total Spending: $96,613,188
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,163.4
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,711
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 78
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,711
Revenue Sources, State: 18.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 67.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 7.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 6.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2009 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 77.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 126.7
10/15/09 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2008-09 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,821
2008-09 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 76
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,461
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 82
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,931
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 89
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $9,041
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 93
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 65.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $9,691
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 67%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $9,896
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 66.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $8,650
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 94
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 62.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2008-09): 95.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $9,337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 64.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $9,600
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 64.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 97%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $332
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $70
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $83
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,651
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,796
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,866
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2008-09): 83.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,567
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 87.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,694
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 90.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.2%
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): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,061
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2008-09): 83.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2009-10): 87.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,179
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 86.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $754
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2008-09): 46.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $721
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 53.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $776
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 49.6%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (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): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2008-09): 18.1%
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 20.1%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 22.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2008-09): $104
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $27
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $6
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2009-10): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 51
Teacher Salary (2009-10): $78,850
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 105
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 13.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 23
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $80,220
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 102
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2009-10): 77.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 62
Support Service Salary (2009-10): $91,076
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 100
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 90.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 36
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $93,855
Salary Ranking (2010-11): 100
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 126.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 100
Administrator Salary (2009-10): $137,181
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 105
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 146.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 96
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $142,884
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 105
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 11.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 12.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 102
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2008-09): $9,949,418
2008-09 Actual: $51,292
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $10,000,710
2009-10 Actual: $-2,822,527
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2008-09): $3,899,859
Actual Excess (2009-10): $261,646
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