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District: LINDEN CITY (2660)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $110,598,298
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,055.1
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,265
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 64
2012-13 Total Spending: $116,420,381
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,114.8
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,039
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 62
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,039
Revenue Sources, State: 28.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 67.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.4%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 76.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 170.7
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,325
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 55
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,948
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 60
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,478
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,966
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 59.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9,374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 89
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 67.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $9,470
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 80
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,644
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 57.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,884
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 89
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 63.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $8,982
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $290
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $92
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,843
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,537
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,647
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 89.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,354
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 88.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,908
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 87.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,641
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 83
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 83
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,069
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 77.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $867
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 78%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 79%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,957
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,971
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,045
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 7.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 53.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $815
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 45.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 86
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 57.1%
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): $170
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 27.9%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 27.7%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $187
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $122
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $125
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 73
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $62,359
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 47
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 77
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $63,111
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 40
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 76.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 63
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $72,735
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 42
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 75.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 58
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $73,965
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 47
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 170.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 75
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $127,346
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 63
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 161.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 72
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $128,912
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 68
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 16.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 60
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 16.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 61
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $18,619,039
2011-12 Actual: $6,148,865
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $24,767,904
2012-13 Actual: $3,889,896
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $1,758,388
Actual Excess (2012-13): $2,858,468