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District: CHERRY HILL TWP (0800)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $198,665,051
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 11,499.6
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,276
2013-14 Total Spending: $194,785,816
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 11,410.4
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,071
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,071
Revenue Sources, State: 16%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 81.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 77.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 250.0
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,690
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 33|103
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,928
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 27|103
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,712
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 30|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,009
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 37|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 63.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,682
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,521
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 59.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,719
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,095
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $378
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,992
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,005
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 85.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,711
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 85.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,817
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 85.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,334
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,379
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 86.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 87.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 86.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $563
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 51%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $581
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 48.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $686
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 54.6%
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): |103
% 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): |103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 33.5%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 32.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $68
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $28
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $14
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 33|10
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $63,865
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 49|10
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|10
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $63,865
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|10
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 77.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 45|10
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $87,625
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 88|10
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 79.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|10
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $82,863
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 74|10
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 250.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 4|10
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $133,208
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 75|10
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 255.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|10
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $133,625
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 77|10
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 23.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 4|10
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 22.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|10
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $18,463,926
2012-13 Actual: $-2,725,984
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $15,737,942
2013-14 Actual: $599,008
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $0
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0