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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: 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)
2016-17 Total Spending: $92,583,061
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,868
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,938
2017-18 Total Spending: $96,586,618
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,820
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,287
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $25,287
Revenue Sources, State: 16.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 79.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.3%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 57.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 145.1
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.43%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,641
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 89|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,471
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 89|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,794
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 92|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,740
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 81|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,424
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 85|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 56.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,956
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 89|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 55.3%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 82|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 52.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.79%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,754
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 84|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 52.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 93.57%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,436
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 89|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 52.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 95.25%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $400
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 91|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $658
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 97|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $501
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 90|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.5%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 2|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.054%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 4|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.068%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 5|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.092%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,662
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 69|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,817
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 76|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,022
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 76|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.3%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 61|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 82.19%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,328
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 68|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 82.64%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,563
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 72|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 84.81%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,018
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 96|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,080
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 92|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 97|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.3%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 14|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 12|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 6|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.09%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 97|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 89.64%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,873
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 96|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 90.05%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,981
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 97|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 88.75%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,777
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 95|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,712
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 91|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 95|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.8%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,586
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 94|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 57.11%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,619
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 95|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1806
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 96|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 57.9%
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): $347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 80|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $368
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 82|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 82|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.9%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 28.8%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 28.6%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 32.3%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $147
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $83
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $116
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 11.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 78|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $67,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 38|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 67|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $66,200
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 24|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 57.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 94|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $75,600
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 34|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 60.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 88|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $78,400
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 42|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 145.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 79|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $155,300
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 93|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 145.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 77|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $159,303
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 92|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 15.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 61|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 15.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 69|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $21,368,867
2016-17 Actual: $2,450,794
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $23,819,661
2017-18 Actual: $1,129,461
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $600,000
Actual Excess (2017-18): $600,000