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District: COLLINGSWOOD BORO (940)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending: $33,373,688
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,948
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,132
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37
2010-11 Total Spending: $33,045,716
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,913
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,274
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,274
Revenue Sources, State: 36%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 46.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 14.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2010 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 87.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 111.1
10/15/10 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,612
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 51
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,678
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 53
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,752
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 57
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,688
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 56.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,927
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 58%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $8,605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 58.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,296
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 53.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 54.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $8,033
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 54.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 93.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $396
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $84
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,962
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,060
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,967
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 92.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,796
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 91.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,861
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 90.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,402
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,536
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2009-10): 88.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2010-11): 87.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 87%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,853
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,977
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,081
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 7.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 58.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 8.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 60.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 7.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 58.9%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 1
% 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): $8
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.1%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $539
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 3.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 25.3%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 28.1%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 30.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $44
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $26
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $55
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 54
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $61,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 32
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 53
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $62,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 33
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 87.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 26
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $66,763
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 17
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 91.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 16
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $66,775
Salary Ranking (2011-12): 17
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 111.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 65
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $121,413
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 39
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 106.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 66
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $121,431
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 33
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 10.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 66
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 10.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 67
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $2,853,356
2009-10 Actual: $1,036,460
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $3,889,816
2010-11 Actual: $1,560,218
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
Actual Excess (2010-11): $2,234,598
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