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District: OCEAN CITY (3780)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: CAPE MAY
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $44,279,437
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,080.3
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,285
2013-14 Total Spending: $45,826,809
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,106.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,757
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,757
Revenue Sources, State: 17.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 55.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 24.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.7%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 89.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 174.8
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,357
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 65|68
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,009
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 63|68
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,627
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 63|68
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $10,187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 66|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 62.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,062
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 66|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $11,134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 67|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9,625
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 65|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 94.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,386
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 65|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $10,373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 66|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.8%
%% 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): $371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 53|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $473
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 64|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $499
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 62|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 54|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 57|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 57|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,144
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 50|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,960
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 31|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 41|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,891
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 49|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 88.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 33|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 88.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,956
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 39|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 85%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 39|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,522
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 37|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,581
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 36|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $78
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 62|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $80
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 63|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 65|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 32|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 80%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 24|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 77.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 32|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 79.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,006
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 64|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,968
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 54|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,028
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 59|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $992
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 57|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 49.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,026
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 56|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 52.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,057
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 52|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 52.1%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): |68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
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): $476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 59|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $496
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 60|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $576
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 63|68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 23%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 22.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $174
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $67
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $228
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): 62|68
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $86,772
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 67|68
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 5.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 67|68
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $85,395
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 67|68
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 89.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 22|68
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $94,666
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 64|68
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 46.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|68
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $96,391
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 65|68
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 174.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 13|68
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $113,700
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 22|68
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 89.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 66|68
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $116,143
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 20|68
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 18.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 6|68
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|68
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $9,702,506
2012-13 Actual: $1,046,490
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $10,748,996
2013-14 Actual: $-729,894
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $1,287,849
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,381,088