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District: CARLSTADT BORO (0740)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $12,171,218
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 593.3
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,514
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 58
2012-13 Total Spending: $12,377,946
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 609.9
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,295
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,295
Revenue Sources, State: 10%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.7%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 90.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 119.4
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,110
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 43
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,952
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 32
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,733
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 37
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,888
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 63%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9,065
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 65%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $8,950
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 59.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,651
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 62%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $8,642
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $217
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $97
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $92
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,606
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,619
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,034
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 73%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 71%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,488
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 73.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,879
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,723
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,590
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 84.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,467
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 85.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,601
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 85.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,504
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,824
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 40.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $611
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 40.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $723
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 39.6%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
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 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 27.6%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 28.5%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 36.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $104
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $104
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $33
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 13.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 8
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $76,245
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 61
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 13.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 6
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $70,482
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 59
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 90.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 19
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $63,461
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 36
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 88.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 20
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $66,429
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 41
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 119.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 52
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $114,444
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 45
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 118.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 46
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $116,733
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 53
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 10.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 57
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 10.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 57
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $503,931
2011-12 Actual: $214,139
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $718,070
2012-13 Actual: $401,187
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $70,724
Actual Excess (2012-13): $205,408