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District: HIGHLAND PARK BORO (2150)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $32,255,090
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,566.7
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,588
2013-14 Total Spending: $32,914,275
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,624.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,264
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,264
Revenue Sources, State: 20.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 69.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 4.8%
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.3%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 73.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 112.2
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,388
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 34|50
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,962
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 25|50
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,088
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 32|50
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,520
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 33|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 59.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,522
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 31|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,876
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 31|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,004
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 32|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 55.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,811
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 27|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 91.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 30|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 13|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $403
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 39|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 17|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 45|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 44|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 40|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,431
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 39|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 16.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,226
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 35|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,647
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 38|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 40|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,049
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 37|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 92%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 38|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 83.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,675
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 30|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,610
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 19|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,682
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 25|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 23|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 33|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 25|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 29|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 80.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 21|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 82.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,332
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 18|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 79.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,417
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 22|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 7|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,500
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 17|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 2|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 1|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 1|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 3.1%
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): |50
% 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): |50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 11|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 13|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $381
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 9|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 27.5%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $24
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $15
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 17|50
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $61,599
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 28|50
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|50
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $62,188
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 29|50
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 73.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 23|50
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $68,718
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 32|50
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 84.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|50
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $63,828
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 21|50
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 112.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 33|50
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $124,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 38|50
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 202.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|50
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $124,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|50
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 10.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 40|50
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 19.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|50
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $3,667,978
2012-13 Actual: $-601,672
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,066,306
2013-14 Actual: $-750,608
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $0
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
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