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District: ELMWOOD PARK (1345)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $39,296,461
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,599.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,116
2014-15 Total Spending: $41,989,189
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,591.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,201
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,201
Revenue Sources, State: 16.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 77.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.5%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 111.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 229.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $9,902
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 1|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,480
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 1|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $10,599
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 2|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,641
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,945
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 49.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 49.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 50.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $72
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,467
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,628
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 73.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 74.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,319
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 75.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,732
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 79.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 76%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 79.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,278
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $695
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 55.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $750
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 57.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $735
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 57.5%
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): $201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31.7%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $6
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $109
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 15.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $53,110
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 14.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $51,610
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 111.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $60,396
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 122.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $55,110
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 1|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 229.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 2|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $123,410
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 38|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 210.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $122,252
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,431,536
2013-14 Actual: $1,630,861
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,062,397
2014-15 Actual: $707,423
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
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.