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District: ABSECON CITY (10)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: ATLANTIC
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $13,898,040
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 910.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,259
2014-15 Total Spending: $14,271,640
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 906.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,750
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,750
Revenue Sources, State: 20%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 75.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 108.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 214
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,148
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 9|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,318
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 8|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,691
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 6|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,414
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 66.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,550
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 66.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,807
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 66.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,519
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $173
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $84
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,073
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 85.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,327
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,038
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 83.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,062
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 84.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,081
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 81.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $645
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 55%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $635
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 54.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $640
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 55.8%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $9
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $68,133
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 68|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,453
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 108.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $71,850
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 51|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 114.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $73,245
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 52|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 214
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $109,088
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 214.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $109,088
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 18.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 18.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,264,374
2013-14 Actual: $62,154
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,326,528
2014-15 Actual: $65,149
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $236,275
Actual Excess (2014-15): $266,167

* Districts that did not report any values (N.R.), and those that moved from a different enrollment group (N.A.) are excluded from the rankings.