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District: PALISADES PARK (3910)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $25,711,247
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,636.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,708
2014-15 Total Spending: $27,069,389
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,642.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,481
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,481
Revenue Sources, State: 17.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 77.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1.1%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 103.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 110.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,319
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 7|49
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,843
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 12|49
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,973
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 10|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,325
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 67.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 67.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,814
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,233
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,955
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $913
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 80.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 83.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,545
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,609
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 74.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 77.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 79.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,074
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $641
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $646
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 61.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $658
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 53.9%
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): $270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.7%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $24
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $23
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $17
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|49
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $49,042
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $53,952
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 103.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|49
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $60,375
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 83.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $67,091
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 28|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 110.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|49
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $101,535
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 125.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $102,350
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 11.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 38|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 11.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,071,808
2013-14 Actual: $-133,360
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,938,448
2014-15 Actual: $14,861
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $326,588
Actual Excess (2014-15): $390,574

* 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.