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District: PARK RIDGE BORO (3940)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $30,842,727
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,321.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,340
2014-15 Total Spending: $30,996,593
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,290.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,013
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,013
Revenue Sources, State: 12.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 3.2%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 61.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 97.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,992
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 42|49
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,849
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 47|49
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,655
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 47|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,653
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,934
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,946
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,866
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 91.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 49.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 85.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,328
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $758
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,542
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,408
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 20.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,489
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $4,147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 21.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,870
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 84.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,850
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 81.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 81.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,827
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,233
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,082
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,571
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 86%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,926
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 86.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,784
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 85.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,494
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,542
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,745
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $764
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 51.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $791
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 51.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $923
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 52.9%
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): $602
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $638
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $722
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 23.7%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $37
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $104
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|49
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $67,946
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $72,061
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 61.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|49
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $76,402
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 58.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $80,772
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 46|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 97.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|49
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $133,480
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 93.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $130,951
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 11
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $5,535,429
2013-14 Actual: $169,410
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $5,704,839
2014-15 Actual: $1,148,463
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $140,051
Actual Excess (2014-15): $376,833

* 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.