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District: BRIDGETON CITY (540)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: CUMBERLAND
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $116,050,911
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,990.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,373
2014-15 Total Spending: $119,575,708
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,133.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,496
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,496
Revenue Sources, State: 89.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 3.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 83.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 158
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 7.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,556
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 59|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,573
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 55|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,961
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 67|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,641
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,812
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,980
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,957
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 90.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,432
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $551
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $674
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $545
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,702
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,068
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 88%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,294
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,650
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 86.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,461
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,615
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 76.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,131
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 78.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 75.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,492
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,440
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,641
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $936
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 62.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $953
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 66.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,031
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 62.8%
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): $165
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $154
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 38.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 39%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 41.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $146
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $99
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $71
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 83|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $59,175
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 80|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,089
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 83.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $68,534
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 83.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,053
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 22|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 158
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 84|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $109,037
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 151.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 81|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $107,171
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 73|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 72|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $22,321,215
2013-14 Actual: $168,586
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $22,489,801
2014-15 Actual: $-2,691,129
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $4,555,456
Actual Excess (2014-15): $3,106,625

* 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.