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District: JERSEY CITY (2390)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: HUDSON
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $680,134,496
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 29,224.2
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,273
2013-14 Total Spending: $677,958,059
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 28,929.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,435
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,435
Revenue Sources, State: 78.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 16.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 62.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 143.3
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,331
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 99|103
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,807
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 99|103
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,859
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 95|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $10,936
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11,216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $10,642
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $10,322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 56.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,566
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $10,009
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $339
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,766
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,771
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,767
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,435
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 88%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,488
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 89.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,761
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,774
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,737
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,519
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 86.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,544
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 87%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,463
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 84.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,860
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,560
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,585
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 58.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,667
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 58.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,597
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 62.4%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): |103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): |103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 26.6%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 28.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $45
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $59
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $29
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 9.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 95|10
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $71,660
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 82|10
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 63|10
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $64,658
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|10
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 62.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 93|10
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $99,280
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 103|10
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 205.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|10
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $91,010
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 86|10
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 143.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 88|10
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $126,013
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 58|10
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 327.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 2|10
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $133,950
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 79|10
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 17.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 55|10
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 29.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|10
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $72,002,247
2012-13 Actual: $1,758,963
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $73,761,210
2013-14 Actual: $-4,869,692
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $10,028,684
Actual Excess (2013-14): $12,468,765