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District: CAPE MAY CO SPECIAL SERV (715)
Operating Type CSSD
County: CAPE MAY
Operating Type CSSD Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $13,095,371
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 270.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $48,357
2014-15 Total Spending: $13,257,848
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 250.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $52,958
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $52,958
Revenue Sources, State: 10.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 32.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 54.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 6.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 10.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 50.2
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 91.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $42,082
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 4|8
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $45,895
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 3|8
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $54,823
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 5|8
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $22,208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $24,264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $28,282
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $21,442
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 51%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $23,255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $27,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 49.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $407
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $494
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $672
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 19.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,893
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,923
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,857
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 96.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,531
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 95.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,404
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 95.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,008
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,755
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,811
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 83.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,999
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 84.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $4,895
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 84.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,677
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,764
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,520
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 34%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,642
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 34.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 33.4%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
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): $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%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 34.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 34.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 39.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $508
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $288
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $856
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 6.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|8
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $77,421
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|8
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 5.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|8
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $79,996
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|8
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 10.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 2|8
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $77,421
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|8
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 9.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|8
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $80,296
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 5|8
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 50.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|8
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $101,644
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|8
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 38.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|8
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $101,509
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|8
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 12.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|8
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 11.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|8
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,533,691
2013-14 Actual: $-170,845
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,362,846
2014-15 Actual: $384,984
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.