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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: Fair Lawn Public Schools (1450)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: Bergen
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $103,588,981
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,947
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,940
2017-18 Total Spending: $107,560,724
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,015
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,450
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,450
Revenue Sources, State: 16.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 79.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 66.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 182.9
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.24%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,770
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 70|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,065
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 67|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,390
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 70|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 65|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 55|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 58.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 65|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 58.6%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,838
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 70|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.19%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,964
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 65|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 55.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 95.49%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,693
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 71|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 55.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 95.14%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 32|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 27|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 40|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.4%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 56|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 50|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 47|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.4%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,660
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 68|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,700
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 68|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 16.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 66|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16.8%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,403
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 74|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 90.34%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 69|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 87.37%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,488
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 69|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 85.23%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,812
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 86|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,952
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 89|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,039
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 89|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.7%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 43|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 32|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 29|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,511
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 87|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 83.39%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,640
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 91|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 84.02%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,739
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 94|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 85.29%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,586
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 47|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,592
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 46|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,763
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 51|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.1%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 24|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 41.87%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $680
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 23|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 4.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 42.71%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 696
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 23|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 39.48%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): N.R.
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): $316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 67|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 66|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $345
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 68|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 23.7%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 25.3%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 27.2%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $65
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $64
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $90
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 42|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $74,555
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 73|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 34|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $76,083
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 73|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 66.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 77|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $78,755
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 46|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 71.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 65|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $81,985
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 54|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 182.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 40|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $157,577
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 94|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 187.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 33|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $160,291
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 94|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 17.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 36|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 17.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 33|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $13,906,977
2016-17 Actual: $692,705
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $14,599,682
2017-18 Actual: $3,451,219
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0