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District: ATLANTIC CITY (110)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: ATLANTIC
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $195,583,437
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,135.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $27,411
2014-15 Total Spending: $194,708,244
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,310.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,634
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $26,634
Revenue Sources, State: 18.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 66.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 5.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 6.3%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 81.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 162
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,972
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 102|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,422
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 102|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,857
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 97|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $12,280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $12,021
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,994
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11,523
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,282
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $520
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $424
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,884
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,379
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,596
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 91.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,624
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,602
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,655
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $92
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 77.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,290
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 80.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,296
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 78.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,761
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,644
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,596
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,465
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 53.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,477
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 55.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 54.7%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
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): $256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 34.2%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 38%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $108
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $32
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $50
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 99|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $80,378
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 92|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 82|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $94,135
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 103|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 81.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $96,755
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 94|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 90.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $98,774
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 102|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 162
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 77|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $146,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 94|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 203.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $141,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 87|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 18.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 20.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $40,337,091
2013-14 Actual: $-5,335,844
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $35,001,247
2014-15 Actual: $-17,302,807
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $7,188,802
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0

* 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.