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District: WILDWOOD CITY (5790)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: CAPE MAY
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $21,387,760
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 896.3
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,862
2013-14 Total Spending: $20,652,453
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 878.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,507
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,507
Revenue Sources, State: 34.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 50.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 6.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 7.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 62.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 124.4
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 21.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,099
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46|50
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,415
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44|50
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,357
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 47|50
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $10,919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 47|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 60.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 46|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $10,820
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 47|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $10,415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 47|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 57.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,822
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 46|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $10,117
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 47|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $386
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 40|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $334
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 31|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $508
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 44|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 26|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 23|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 35|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,825
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 42|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,776
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 42|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,920
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 40|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 41|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 84%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 41|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 84.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,448
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 40|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 83.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,946
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 47|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,975
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 47|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,887
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 40|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 20|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 25|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 16|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,574
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 44|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 80.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,557
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 41|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 78.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 38|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 81.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,739
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 39|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,669
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 32|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,958
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 42|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $945
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 43|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 54.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $961
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 38|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 57.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $979
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 40|50
% 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): 50%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 4|50
% 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): |50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 4|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 46|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $723
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 48|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $746
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 48|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 32%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $17
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $18
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $15
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 9.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 46|50
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $70,783
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 45|50
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 4.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|50
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $71,806
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 47|50
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 62.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 36|50
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $67,419
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 22|50
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 35.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|50
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $70,241
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 34|50
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 124.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 27|50
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $114,477
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 25|50
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 72.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|50
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $109,667
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|50
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 15.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 9|50
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|50
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $1,491,325
2012-13 Actual: $-256,716
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,234,609
2013-14 Actual: $1,070,045
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $390,880
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,043,850