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District: LOWER CAPE MAY REGIONAL (2820)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: CAPE MAY
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $33,121,058
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,523.5
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,740
2013-14 Total Spending: $33,054,110
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,464.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,566
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,566
Revenue Sources, State: 36.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 60.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 69.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 155.1
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 27.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,780
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 32|46
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,448
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 32|46
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,795
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 26|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9,485
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 36|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 60.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,961
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,907
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 36|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9,130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 38|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 57.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,597
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 41|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,484
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 38|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $312
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 26|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $327
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 27|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 31|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 4|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 2|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 4|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,767
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 9|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 8|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,971
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,596
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 90.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,670
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,796
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,495
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,614
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 21|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,786
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 29|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 10|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,165
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 77.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 77.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,328
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 74.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,087
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 34|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,053
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 50.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,087
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 51.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 40|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 53.1%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 5|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $659
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 26.5%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 25.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $160
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $258
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $207
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 10.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 42|46
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $70,413
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 26|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 5.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|46
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $74,604
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 69.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 38|46
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $71,114
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 15|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 35.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|46
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $74,749
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 17|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 155.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 10|46
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $99,800
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 7|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 71.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|46
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $98,792
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 17.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 2|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $2,654,310
2012-13 Actual: $-2,985
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,651,325
2013-14 Actual: $477,381
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $706,423
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,215,680