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District: ABSECON CITY (0010)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: ATLANTIC
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $13,688,601
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 938.6
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,584
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 14
2012-13 Total Spending: $13,409,191
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 937.9
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,297
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 6
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $14,297
Revenue Sources, State: 20.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 75.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.7%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 115.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 218.0
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,146
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 18
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,019
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,259
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 9
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,503
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 67.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 66.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $7,520
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 66.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 65.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 97.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 64.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 97.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $7,249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $167
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $170
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 86%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 83.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 83.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,046
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 83.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 84.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,042
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 83.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,029
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,097
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $601
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 58.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $612
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 56.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $602
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 54.9%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 33.5%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 32.2%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 34.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $74
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 13.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 14
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $66,187
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 71
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 18
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $68,330
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 74
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 115.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 6
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $64,372
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 28
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 114.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 4
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $69,023
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 43
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 218.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 16
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $103,834
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 19
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 216.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 9
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $105,911
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 21
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 18.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 28
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 18.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 27
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $1,205,454
2011-12 Actual: $-228,749
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $976,705
2012-13 Actual: $287,669
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $65,935
Actual Excess (2012-13): $199,745