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District: WOODLAND PARK (5690)
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: $18,518,276
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,133.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,334
2014-15 Total Spending: $18,526,100
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,096.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,897
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,897
Revenue Sources, State: 14.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 81.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 109.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 136.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,310
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 18|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,091
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 24|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,766
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 23|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,405
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,967
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,032
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,431
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,883
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $489
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,990
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,473
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 74%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,420
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 70.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,590
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 70.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,501
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,660
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 74|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 83.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 85.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,368
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 82.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,407
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,536
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,556
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $799
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 56.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $831
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 54.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $903
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 58%
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): $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%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 28%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $78
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $46
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $6
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): $62,725
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $63,020
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 109.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $82,890
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 70|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 108.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $83,890
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 70|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 136.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 71|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $108,522
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 22|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 135.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $102,341
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 12.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 72|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 67|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,498,367
2013-14 Actual: $-143,012
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,355,355
2014-15 Actual: $180,192
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $177,186
Actual Excess (2014-15): $237,153

* 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.