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District: ELK TWP (1330)
Operating Type K-6
County: GLOUCESTER
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $6,197,990
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 370.7
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,721
2013-14 Total Spending: $6,420,156
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 360.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,820
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,820
Revenue Sources, State: 51.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 42.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 89.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 179.5
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,139
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 15|56
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,181
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 18|56
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,996
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 23|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,766
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 64%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,492
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,796
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,065
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 91%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 85.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $7,709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 87.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $169
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $151
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $532
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 55|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 4.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 56|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $937
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 56|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,729
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,891
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 79.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 69.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,554
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 73.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 24|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $918
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 12|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 64.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $729
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 54.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $816
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 8|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 52.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 10|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,396
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $506
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 4.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 44.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $480
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 35.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $481
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 12|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 34.5%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $90
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 10|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 10|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 30%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $186
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $94
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $29
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 10.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 25|56
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $56,619
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 27|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|56
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $54,349
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 89.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 21|56
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $65,417
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 41|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 91.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|56
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $65,417
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 35|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 179.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 13|56
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $10,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 2|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 173.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|56
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $10,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 18.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 7|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 19.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $1,273,400
2012-13 Actual: $-131,212
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,142,188
2013-14 Actual: $-239,593
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $0
Actual Excess (2013-14): $79,812