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District: BERLIN BORO (330)
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: $12,964,042
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 874.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,819
2014-15 Total Spending: $13,003,504
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 866.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,006
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,006
Revenue Sources, State: 41.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 56.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 98.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 155.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,800
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 6|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,153
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 7|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,842
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 7|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,041
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 65.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 66.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,699
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 65%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,681
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,023
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,039
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 73.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,050
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 74%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 72.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,368
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,405
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $62
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 70|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 84.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 88.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 85.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $888
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $852
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,013
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $503
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 56.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $463
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 54.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $579
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 57.2%
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): $114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $117
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 28.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $240
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $107
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $79
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 25|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $58,915
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 25|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $58,040
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 98.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $58,540
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 102.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $58,540
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 11|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 155.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 50|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $97,875
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 144.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $100,143
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 14.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 62|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,267,944
2013-14 Actual: $-346,647
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $921,297
2014-15 Actual: $-96,582
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $177,073
Actual Excess (2014-15): $162,560

* 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.