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District: HARRINGTON PARK BORO (2050)
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)
2013-14 Total Spending: $12,351,062
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 659.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,725
2014-15 Total Spending: $12,693,904
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 662.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,151
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,151
Revenue Sources, State: 13.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 79.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 158.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,937
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 41|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,301
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 43|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,529
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 41|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,269
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 68.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,726
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,543
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,010
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 67%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 97.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,390
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,827
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,515
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,418
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 77.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,832
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 81.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,061
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 81.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,603
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,643
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $974
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 77.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 78.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 80.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,414
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,528
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,623
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $541
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 38.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $694
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 45.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $722
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 44.5%
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): $174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 28.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $32
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $38
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $66,274
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 48|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $63,056
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 79.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $57,566
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 70.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $59,566
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 24|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 158.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 20|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $111,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 157.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $114,815
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,901,217
2013-14 Actual: $82,942
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,984,159
2014-15 Actual: $286,919
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $85,634
Actual Excess (2014-15): $484,141

* 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.