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District: GLOUCESTER TWP (1780)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $110,914,236
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,087.8
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,649
2013-14 Total Spending: $112,925,362
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,884.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,403
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,403
Revenue Sources, State: 52.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 37.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 6.4%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.8%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 77.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 179.1
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,086
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 12|82
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,955
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 14|82
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,987
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 18|82
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 23|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 67.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,997
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 29|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 66.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 33|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 66.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 28|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 65.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 96.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,538
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 28|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 38|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 25|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 45|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 36|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 55|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 45|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 12|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,490
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 11|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,634
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 12|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,298
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 17|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 89.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 16|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 18|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,046
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 2|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 7|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 8|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 43|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 26|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 31|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $824
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 3|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 78.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $907
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 8|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 79.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $983
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 11|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 80.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $965
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 8|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 18|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,279
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 13|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $522
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 21|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 54.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $550
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 27|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 46.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 24|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 49.4%
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): $95
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 54|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 56|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 65|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 29.1%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29.2%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $13
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $3
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $2
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 21|82
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $64,155
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 61|82
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 77|82
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $67,405
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 66|82
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 77.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 40|82
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $83,250
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 75|82
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 57.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 70|82
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $87,450
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 77|82
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 179.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 34|82
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $100,559
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 14|82
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 148.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 56|82
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $107,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|82
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 16.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 42|82
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|82
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $20,393,128
2012-13 Actual: $1,186,302
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $21,579,430
2013-14 Actual: $-1,301,702
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $6,622,968
Actual Excess (2013-14): $3,537,521