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District: UPPER TWP (5340)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: CAPE MAY
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $36,003,480
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,103.7
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,115
2013-14 Total Spending: $35,521,704
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,048.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,340
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,340
Revenue Sources, State: 32.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 64.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 78.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 195.4
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,401
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45|82
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,446
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 39|82
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,234
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 48|82
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 49|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 61.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 35|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 50|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,644
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 43|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 57%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 92.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 31|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,558
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 48|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $497
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 72|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $478
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 78|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $570
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 76|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 54|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 43|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 49|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,881
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 40|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,956
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 38|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,307
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 50|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,516
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 30|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 80.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,538
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 26|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 78.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,786
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 34|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 77.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,451
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 41|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,448
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 34|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,668
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 44|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 45|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 43|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 71|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 38|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 81%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 26|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 77.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,269
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 36|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 76.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,721
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 76|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,739
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 69|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 65|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $706
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 43|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 41%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $697
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 41|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 40.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 48|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 43.5%
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): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 22|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 20|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 22|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 22.7%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 25.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $121
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $66
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $38
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 45|82
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $61,069
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 41|82
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 6.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 82|82
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $63,504
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|82
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 78.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 37|82
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $59,203
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 9|82
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 36.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 82|82
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $58,733
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 13|82
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 195.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 21|82
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $100,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 13|82
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 100.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 82|82
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $97,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|82
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 19.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 20|82
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 19.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|82
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $5,392,854
2012-13 Actual: $26,192
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $5,419,046
2013-14 Actual: $863,729
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $889,082
Actual Excess (2013-14): $881,879