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Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending July 2012

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District: BERLIN TWP (340)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending: $15,214,495
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 834
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,242
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 53
2010-11 Total Spending: $14,788,201
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 823.8
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,952
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,952
Revenue Sources, State: 40.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 56.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2010 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 55.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 121.9
10/15/10 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 20.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,585
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 62
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,825
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 56
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,890
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 50
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $10,287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 66%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $9,367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 63.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $9,320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 62.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $9,569
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 61.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 93%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $8,740
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 59%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 93.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $8,635
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 58%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 92.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $423
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,900
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $2,321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,409
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 16.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,580
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 41
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 83.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $2,062
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 88.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,053
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 85.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,494
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $70
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $68
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $79
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $931
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2009-10): 68.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2010-11): 77.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 75.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,401
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $472
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 37.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $611
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 4.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 43.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $634
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 4.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 43%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
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 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 28.5%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 29.6%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 30.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $57
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 9.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 64
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $56,063
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 27
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 10
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 60
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $57,563
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 30
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 55.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 62
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $59,413
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 29
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 69.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 52
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $59,513
Salary Ranking (2011-12): 30
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 121.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 58
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $93,808
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 10
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 119.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 57
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $96,622
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 13
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 15.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 31
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 13.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 38
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $2,044,402
2009-10 Actual: $-508,802
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $1,535,600
2010-11 Actual: $-444,096
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
Actual Excess (2010-11): $394,965
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