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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: Ridgefield Park Twp (4380)
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: $42,070,654
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,364
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,795
2017-18 Total Spending: $44,297,131
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,343
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,909
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,909
Revenue Sources, State: 26.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 59%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 11.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 84.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 165.3
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.56%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,817
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 22|74
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,233
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 25|75
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,166
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 27|75
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 22|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,361
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 20|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 58.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 60.8%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 39|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 99.29%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $7,572
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 17|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 53.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 90.56%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,372
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 55.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 90.84%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 22|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.6%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.02%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $551
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $600
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 29|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,007
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 18|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 24|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,998
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 42|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 93.71%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,822
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 90.78%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,035
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 89.65%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,523
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 31|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,613
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.6%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 65|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $98
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 72|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $79
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.5%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 15|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 74.66%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 18|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 72.88%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,143
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 70.86%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,505
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 22|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,708
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,435
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.5%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $732
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 24|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 48.64%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 3|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 12.24%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 22.51%
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): $345
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 23|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.1%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 29%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 27.3%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 26.9%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): 0
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $37
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): 13.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 5|75
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $80,384
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 71|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 19|75
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $77,046
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 65|75
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 84.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 19|75
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $92,701
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 70|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 71.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 41|75
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $91,951
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 68|75
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 165.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 14|75
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $139,509
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 65|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 139.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 43|75
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $122,446
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 22|75
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 37|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 13.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 47|75
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $1,304,157
2016-17 Actual: $1,044,075
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $2,350,196
2017-18 Actual: $1,779,056
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0