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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)
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
2015-16 Total Spending: $15,025,936
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 919.6
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,339
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,339
Revenue Sources, State: 72.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 20.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 6.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 152.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 182.8
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,340
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 9|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,299
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 8|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,368
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 5|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
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 actual costs): $7,376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 65.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 63.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
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 actual costs): $7,067
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,959
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
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 actual costs): $281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $211
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
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 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
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 actual costs): $1,437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,675
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
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 actual costs): $1,009
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 70.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 77.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
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 actual costs): $1,300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
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 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
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 Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 79.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,048
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 80.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 80.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
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 actual costs): $1,142
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,056
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
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 actual costs): $423
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 37%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 38.4%
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): $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 actual costs): $5
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $5
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.5%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 33.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $32
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
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): 49|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 14.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 13|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $69,100
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 57|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
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 Within Group (2015-16): 36|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 131.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $60,355
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 14|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 182.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $97,375
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 184.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 18|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $100,053
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 14.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 52|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,001,735
2014-15 Actual: $-488,201
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $3,513,534
2015-16 Actual: $-543,467
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $78,009

* 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.