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District: UPPER TWP (5340)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: CAPE MAY
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending: $36,100,478
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,277.9
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,848
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 41
2010-11 Total Spending: $34,940,901
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,191.3
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,945
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,945
Revenue Sources, State: 30.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 64.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 2.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2010 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 76.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 178.9
10/15/10 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,927
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 39
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,146
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,263
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 52
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 63%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,695
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 63.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $8,032
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 60.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 59.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $6,932
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 57.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 90.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $7,460
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 56.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 92.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 81
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 86
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 84
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,585
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,484
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,760
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 81.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 85.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,403
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 79.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,449
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,650
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 72
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $88
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.7%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2009-10): 78.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2010-11): 79.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 76.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,423
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,740
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $673
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 51.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 47.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $724
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 41.6%
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): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 26.9%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 25.3%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 26.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $214
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $100
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $20
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 38
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $60,938
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 57
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 40
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $58,173
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 37
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 76.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 50
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $78,720
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 70
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 74.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 52
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $69,365
Salary Ranking (2011-12): 45
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 178.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 55
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $92,125
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 4
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 175.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 50
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $95,079
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 7
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 16.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 50
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 16.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 54
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $2,273,559
2009-10 Actual: $454,937
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $2,728,496
2010-11 Actual: $651,659
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2009-10): $168,650
Actual Excess (2010-11): $442,158
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