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District: FLORHAM PARK BORO (1530)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: MORRIS
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $19,625,944
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,014.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,352
2014-15 Total Spending: $20,019,000
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 998.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,054
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,054
Revenue Sources, State: 11.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 59.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 247.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,588
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 58|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,370
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 60|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,570
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 42|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,339
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,759
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,943
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,844
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,400
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,488
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 68|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,575
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,559
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 70|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 91.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 89.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,225
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 86.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,844
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,783
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,420
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 85.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,512
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 82%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,514
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 84.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 74|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,866
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,959
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 63|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,006
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 76|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 56.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,028
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 55.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,070
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 54.6%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 77|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 70|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 32.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 34.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $68
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $123
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 53|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $56,486
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,854
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 59.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 64|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $65,017
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 25|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 57.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $68,598
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 35|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 247.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $131,403
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 137
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $128,520
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 26.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 2|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,723,079
2013-14 Actual: $-180,714
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,542,365
2014-15 Actual: $14,946
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0

* 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.