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District: COLLINGSWOOD BORO (0940)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $35,290,212
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,892.8
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,644
2013-14 Total Spending: $35,951,939
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,888.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,041
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,041
Revenue Sources, State: 40%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 44.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 12.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 85.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 113.8
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,236
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 50|68
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,735
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 52|68
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,914
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 54|68
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 54|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 59%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,545
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 48|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 57|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 50|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 55.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,035
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 49|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,588
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 53|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 59|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 49|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $570
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 65|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 46|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 51|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 41|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,087
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 42|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 43|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,505
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 51|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,958
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 51|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,028
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 53|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 51|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 38|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,523
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 38|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,543
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 32|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 22|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 41|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 11|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 49|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 88.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,328
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 46|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 87.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 40|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 86.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,803
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 56|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,986
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 56|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,009
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 57|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 63|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 63.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 63|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 60.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 65|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 61.3%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 2|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 4|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 51|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $455
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 55|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $527
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 58|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 29.2%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $110
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $75
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $64
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 11
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 60|68
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $61,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 28|68
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|68
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $61,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 25|68
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 85.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 28|68
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $66,775
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 20|68
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 86.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|68
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $74,875
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 35|68
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 113.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 63|68
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $110,992
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 14|68
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 101.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|68
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $109,243
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|68
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 11.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 61|68
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 10.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 66|68
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $7,174,724
2012-13 Actual: $124,884
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $7,299,608
2013-14 Actual: $-727,346
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $2,402,196
Actual Excess (2013-14): $2,376,577