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District: BURLINGTON CITY (600)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: BURLINGTON
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $43,739,119
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,761.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,825
2014-15 Total Spending: $44,715,908
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,741.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,680
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $25,680
Revenue Sources, State: 64.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 24.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 6.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.4%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10
  Student/Support Ratio: 56.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 109.1
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,886
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 41|49
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,420
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 42|49
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,646
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 44|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,862
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,869
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,963
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 90.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 49.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 88.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $386
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $546
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $414
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $601
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,001
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,636
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 91.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,821
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,808
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,934
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,495
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 82.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,528
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 81.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,572
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 81.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,024
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,082
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $934
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 46.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $915
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 43.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $964
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 43%
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): $419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $470
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 28.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $138
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $25
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $86
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|49
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $60,283
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,262
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 56.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|49
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $61,683
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 52.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $62,797
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 20|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 109.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|49
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $112,187
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 115.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $107,073
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 12.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $4,032,238
2013-14 Actual: $536,567
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,568,805
2014-15 Actual: $718,334
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $854,677
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,088,380

* 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.