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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)
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
2015-16 Total Spending: $19,588,172
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,082.5
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,095
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,095
Revenue Sources, State: 15.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 78.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.3%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 108.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 135.5
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,091
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 24|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,692
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 24|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,281
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 22|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
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 actual costs): $8,357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,591
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
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 actual costs): $7,842
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
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 actual costs): $419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
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 actual costs): $96
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
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 actual costs): $2,147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
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 actual costs): $1,649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 76.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,698
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 73.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
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 actual costs): $1,604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,702
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
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 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 50|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 71|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
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 Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 85.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 84%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,413
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 83%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
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 actual costs): $1,578
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,667
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
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 actual costs): $903
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 53|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): 57.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $956
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 57.3%
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): $
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%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.8%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 31.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $46
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $9
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $6
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): 33|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $63,020
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 21.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 5|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $62,645
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 26|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
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 Within Group (2015-16): 68|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 110.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 11|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $66,955
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 29|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 135.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $102,341
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 184.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 17|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $101,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 10.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 72|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,355,355
2014-15 Actual: $180,192
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,536,326
2015-16 Actual: $-99,239
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $237,153
Actual Excess (2015-16): $240,929

* 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.