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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: Park Ridge Boro (3940)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: Bergen
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $32,856,728
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,251
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,256
2017-18 Total Spending: $35,574,455
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,210
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $29,408
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $29,408
Revenue Sources, State: 15%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 52.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 85.6
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.69%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,870
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 47|50
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,068
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49|49
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $22,912
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 49|49
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $11,132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 45|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $12,595
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 49|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 57.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $13,056
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 57%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,404
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 45|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 52.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.46%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,909
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 49.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 86.61%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $12,522
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 49|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 54.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 95.91%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $607
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 49|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,575
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 49|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.7%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 16|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $112
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 17|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.6%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $4,111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 48|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 20.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $4,540
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 20.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $4,745
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 20.7%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 48|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 81.56%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,878
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 17.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 85.42%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,927
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 17.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 82.76%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,027
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 41|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,325
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.8%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 32|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 29|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.3%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,777
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 44|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 87.67%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,063
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 88.73%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,896
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 84.64%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,838
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 39|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,974
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.6%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $965
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 38|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 52.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $952
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 4.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 52.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1087
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 55.07%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 4|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
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): $709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 45|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $779
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $878
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.8%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 28%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 30.1%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 36.4%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): 0
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $87
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $7
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 9.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 40|49
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $73,432
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 41|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 10.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 35|49
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $75,676
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 42|49
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 52.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 40|49
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $86,579
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 45|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 50.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 41|49
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $83,376
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 44|49
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 85.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 48|49
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $139,519
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 44|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 85.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 48|49
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $143,565
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 44|49
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 10.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 44|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 10.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 45|49
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $8,960,139
2016-17 Actual: $729,565
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $9,689,704
2017-18 Actual: $-584,956
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $297,199
Actual Excess (2017-18): $251,928