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District: BELLMAWR BORO (260)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $16,790,244
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,158.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,498
2014-15 Total Spending: $18,652,355
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,187.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,705
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,705
Revenue Sources, State: 39.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 47.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 9.2%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 129
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 165.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,403
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,008
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 5|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,197
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 4|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,979
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,670
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 89.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,460
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $170
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 71|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $403
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 71|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,770
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,698
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,699
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 71.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 73.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 73.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,091
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $951
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 84.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $928
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 85.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $958
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 83.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $493
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 38.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $480
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 41.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $484
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 42.4%
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): $90
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $95
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 33.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $67
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $76
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $23
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $61,511
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,010
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 129
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $64,274
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 149
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $61,503
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 17|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 165.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $120,305
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 149
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $119,176
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 13.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 68|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 74|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,739,135
2013-14 Actual: $-259,890
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,479,245
2014-15 Actual: $-1,128,784
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
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.