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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.

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)
2016-17 Total Spending: $44,977,781
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,636
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,062
2017-18 Total Spending: $46,477,929
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,658
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,484
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,484
Revenue Sources, State: 22.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 74.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 114.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 235.5
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.71%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,718
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2|74
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,919
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2|75
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,602
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 2|75
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $5,683
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $5,920
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 1|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 54.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $6,126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 1|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 52.8%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $5,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 50.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.39%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $5,602
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 1|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 51.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 94.63%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $5,920
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 1|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 51%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 96.64%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 3|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $178
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $90
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 1|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.8%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 39|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,870
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 14|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,828
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 16.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,049
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 13|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 17.7%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 6|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 72.46%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,417
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 77.52%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,535
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 74.91%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 47|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,711
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,808
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.6%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 49|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.6%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,396
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 38|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 81.88%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 80.83%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,429
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 35|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 79.04%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 6|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.6%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $735
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 25|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 61.05%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 21|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 58.36%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 773
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 24|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 57.39%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 3|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.091%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 2|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.088%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): N.R.
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $227
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 4|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $233
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.2%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 32.3%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 32.4%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 35%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $56
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $56
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): 0
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 14.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 1|75
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $51,610
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 1|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 13.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 2|75
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $51,610
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 1|75
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 114.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 2|75
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $54,896
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 1|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 80.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 24|75
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $54,887
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 1|75
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 235.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 1|75
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $112,939
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 15|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 196.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 1|75
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $112,939
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 11|75
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 18.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 5|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 16.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 8|75
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $3,718,397
2016-17 Actual: $856,640
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $4,575,037
2017-18 Actual: $2,687,924
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): $190,882