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District: PROSPECT PARK BORO (4270)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: PASSAIC
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $13,895,756
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 882.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,745
2014-15 Total Spending: $14,470,723
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 887.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,305
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,305
Revenue Sources, State: 72.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 21%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 6.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 109
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 218
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,486
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,340
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 9|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,955
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 10|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 65.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,786
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 65.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,969
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,071
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,464
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $407
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 70|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $294
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,701
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,463
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,381
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 81.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,071
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 73.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 76.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,332
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,453
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 69|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,018
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 76.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,063
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 79.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 78.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,059
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $420
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 39.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 39.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $435
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 36.6%
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): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 29|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $64,150
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 48|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,100
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 109
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $67,775
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 31|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 152.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,353
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 38|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 218
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $106,686
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 182.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $97,375
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 20
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,810,840
2013-14 Actual: $190,895
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,001,735
2014-15 Actual: $-488,201
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $244,685
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.