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District: AVALON BORO (170)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: CAPE MAY
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $4,644,802
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 96.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $48,238
2014-15 Total Spending: $4,883,193
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 76.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $63,786
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $63,786
Revenue Sources, State: 10.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 66.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 10.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 11.9%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 4.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 48.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 16.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 18%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $49,670
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 75|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $57,388
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 75|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $47,401
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 75|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $29,039
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $34,106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $28,662
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $26,712
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $31,180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $25,049
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 87.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,454
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 74|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $874
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $819
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 74|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,767
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 74|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 62.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,981
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 56.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,532
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 49.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 72|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,493
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,934
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,638
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 69|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 69.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,884
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 75.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,480
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 76.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,625
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,947
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 74|75
% 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): 29.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 26.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,389
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 74|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 28.1%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,461
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $495
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $650
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $598
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 72|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 39.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 38%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 44.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $440
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $2,373
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $168
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 4.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 74|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $74,176
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 72|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 3.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 74|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $77,676
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 73|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 48.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 67|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $77,788
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 71|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 18.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 74|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $87,496
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 74|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 74|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $96,363
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 74|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $95,509
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 4.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 74|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 4.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 73|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,489,991
2013-14 Actual: $103,793
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,593,784
2014-15 Actual: $-261,067
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $102,003
Actual Excess (2014-15): $71,206

* 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.