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District: SOMERS POINT CITY (4800)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: ATLANTIC
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $17,321,476
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,096.3
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,801
2013-14 Total Spending: $17,507,745
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,065.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,425
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,425
Revenue Sources, State: 42.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 50.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.3%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 68.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 152.4
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,595
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 32|82
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,953
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 29|82
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,516
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 25|82
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,673
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 28|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 60.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 32|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,512
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 31|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 31|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 95.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 33|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,117
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 35|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 14|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 28|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 8|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 58|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 57|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 57|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,804
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 32|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 28|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,910
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 23|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,679
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 44|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 93.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,634
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 36|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 89.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,644
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 25|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 14|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,349
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 24|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 26|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 12|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 9|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 7|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,083
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 27|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 86.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 30|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 86.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 26|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 81.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,662
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 71|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,417
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 35|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,418
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 25|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $696
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 40|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 41.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 44|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 49.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $704
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 32|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 49.6%
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): $109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 65|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 67|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 70|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 33.2%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 34%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $22
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $24
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $82
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 10
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 76|82
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $52,820
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 5|82
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 78|82
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $51,620
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|82
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 68.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 55|82
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $63,512
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 22|82
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 74.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|82
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $63,512
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 24|82
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 152.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 56|82
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $90,376
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 3|82
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 145.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|82
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $92,184
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|82
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 17.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 31|82
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|82
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $1,835,881
2012-13 Actual: $26,393
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,862,274
2013-14 Actual: $103,491
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $605,037
Actual Excess (2013-14): $527,146