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District: HIGHLAND PARK BORO (2150)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $33,479,400
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,607.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,827
2015-16 Total Spending: $35,090,001
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,627.3
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,563
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,563
Revenue Sources, State: 22.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 72.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.5%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 82.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 179.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,920
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 32|50
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,939
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 29|49
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,869
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 28|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,004
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,897
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,464
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,454
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $183
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,206
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,269
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,765
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,986
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,973
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 87%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,503
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 90.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,758
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,812
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $84
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 78.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 77.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 80.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,505
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,579
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $89
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 5.6%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 11|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $423
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.7%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 33.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $55
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $48
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $37
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,727
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 19|49
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $61,907
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 24|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 82.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $77,073
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 75.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 19|49
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $69,267
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 28|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 179.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $115,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 148.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 12|49
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $115,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 19|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 15.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 10|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,315,698
2014-15 Actual: $399,734
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,715,432
2015-16 Actual: $465,996
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $49,868
Actual Excess (2015-16): $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.