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District: CLIFFSIDE PARK BORO (0890)
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)
2014-15 Total Spending: $48,120,395
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,996.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,061
2015-16 Total Spending: $51,230,451
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,976.8
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,210
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,210
Revenue Sources, State: 16.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 60.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 12.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 3.9%
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 109.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 272.8
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,987
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 8|69
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,574
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11|71
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,170
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 12|71
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,041
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 67.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 65.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,619
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 65.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,640
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,791
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,074
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $226
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 55|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,596
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,673
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,770
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 72.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,178
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 70.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 70.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,165
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,426
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 12|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $902
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 77.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $991
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 69.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $961
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 70.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $846
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $893
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,023
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|69
% 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): 53.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $508
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 11|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 56.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $493
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 48.2%
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): $270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 31.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $18
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $48
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $28
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|71
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $63,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|71
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 28|71
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $63,850
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 27|71
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 109.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|71
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $94,563
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 69|71
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 111.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 10|71
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $97,438
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 70|71
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 272.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|71
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $127,300
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|71
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 279.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 2|71
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $134,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 59|71
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 23.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|71
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 24.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 1|71
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $8,685,056
2014-15 Actual: $517,464
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $9,202,520
2015-16 Actual: $223,363
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,845,421
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,524,635

* 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.