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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)
2008-09 Total Spending: $23,515,430
2008-09 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,355.1
2008-09 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,354
2008-09 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 36
2009-10 Total Spending: $24,816,865
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,339.8
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,522
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 38
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,522
Revenue Sources, State: 10.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2009 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 71.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 117.5
10/15/09 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2008-09 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,660
2008-09 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 36
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,460
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,469
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 40
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $7,382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 54%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,991
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 55.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $8,291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 53.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $7,016
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 51.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2008-09): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 50.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 92.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $7,911
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 51.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 95.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $334
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 41
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $2,519
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 18.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,726
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 18.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $3,201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 20.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $2,021
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2008-09): 80.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 15.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 80.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $2,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 16.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 78.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,833
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,823
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,831
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 41
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,349
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2008-09): 73.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,413
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2009-10): 77.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,401
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 76.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,389
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,378
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,595
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2008-09): 45.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $679
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 49.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 43.1%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 3.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $546
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 3.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2008-09): 27.5%
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 23.6%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 25.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2008-09): $54
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $224
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $23
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2009-10): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 23
Teacher Salary (2009-10): $61,854
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 35
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 31
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $65,266
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 38
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2009-10): 71.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 27
Support Service Salary (2009-10): $71,114
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 30
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 65.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 33
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $73,133
Salary Ranking (2010-11): 30
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 117.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 35
Administrator Salary (2009-10): $117,861
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 28
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 112
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 41
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $125,033
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 33
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 11.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 37
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 11.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 36
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2008-09): $1,433,134
2008-09 Actual: $890,080
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $2,323,214
2009-10 Actual: $537,716
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2008-09): $0
Actual Excess (2009-10): $222,771
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