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District: PARAMUS BORO (3930)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $82,248,129
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,989.4
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,617
2014-15 Total Spending: $88,238,465
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,982
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,160
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,160
Revenue Sources, State: 12.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 81.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 2.5%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 62.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 172.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,216
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 86|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,537
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 91|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,091
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 95|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,002
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,963
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,532
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,678
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.6%
%% 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): $459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $489
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,463
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,608
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,020
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 85.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 83.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 86.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,801
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,907
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,083
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,627
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 90.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,725
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 90.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,845
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 88.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,579
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,551
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,953
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 53.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 54.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 53.6%
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): $362
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $369
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 34.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $53
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $206
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $111
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $63,250
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 62.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 87|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $69,700
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 60.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 96|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $70,800
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 31|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 172.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 66|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $147,780
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 97|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 155.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 76|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $148,480
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 97|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 69|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $13,391,931
2013-14 Actual: $1,012,585
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $14,404,516
2014-15 Actual: $3,808,190
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $300,000
Actual Excess (2014-15): $800,000

* 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.