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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: Roselle Park Boro (4550)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: Union
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $38,372,481
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,048
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,735
2017-18 Total Spending: $41,363,609
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,072
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,962
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,962
Revenue Sources, State: 41.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 55.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 72.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 136.2
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.49%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,290
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 32|74
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,956
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 36|75
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,126
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 25|75
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 35|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,862
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 59.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,040
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 29|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 59.8%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 42|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.72%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 55.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 93.39%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,837
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 58.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 97.75%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $131
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 4|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 11|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 2|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.7%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $233
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 54|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $92
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 16|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.6%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 36|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 27|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.4%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,068
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 49|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 94.26%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 94.29%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 94.44%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,493
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 27|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,558
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 23|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.3%
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): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $73
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.5%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 25|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 81.98%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 83.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 23|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 82.54%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 33|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,620
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 29|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,674
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 27|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.1%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 28|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 47.52%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $807
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 49.81%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 872
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 52.09%
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): $365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 27|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $412
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.7%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 27%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 29.2%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 32.7%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): 0
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): 0
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): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 43|75
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $68,301
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 45|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 43|75
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $68,034
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 38|75
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 72.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 40|75
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $79,290
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 53|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 68.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 49|75
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $68,034
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 22|75
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 136.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 48|75
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $123,842
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 33|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 143.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 31|75
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $121,868
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 20|75
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 13.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 45|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 14.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 30|75
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $2,683,922
2016-17 Actual: $1,112,586
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $3,678,761
2017-18 Actual: $-375,486
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $522,003
Actual Excess (2017-18): $543,705