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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)
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
2013-14 Total Spending: $13,898,040
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 910.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,259
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,259
Revenue Sources, State: 19.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 76.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 110.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 208.1
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,019
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10|82
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,148
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 9|82
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,463
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 7|82
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 18|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 66.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,414
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 16|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 66.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $7,670
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 13|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 66.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 22|82
% 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 actual costs): $7,164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 20|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $7,310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 13|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $170
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 8|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $173
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 5|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $274
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 25|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 19|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 31|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $86
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 28|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 9|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 3|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 3|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7|82
% 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 actual costs): $1,073
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 6|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 85.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 5|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 85.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 13|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 12|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 12|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 14|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 14|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 13|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 23|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 84.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,038
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 20|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 83.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,070
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 16|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 82.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 14|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 16|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,117
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 6|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $612
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 29|82
% 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 actual costs): $645
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 33|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 55%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $634
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 25|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.8%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): |82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): |82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 19|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 22|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 11|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 32.2%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $74
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $9
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 25|82
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $68,330
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 73|82
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|82
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $68,133
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 71|82
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 110.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 8|82
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $69,023
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 42|82
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 108.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|82
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $71,850
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 54|82
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 208.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 14|82
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $105,911
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 21|82
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 214.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|82
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $109,088
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|82
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 18.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 25|82
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 18.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|82
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $976,705
2012-13 Actual: $287,669
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,264,374
2013-14 Actual: $62,154
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $199,745
Actual Excess (2013-14): $236,275