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District: CHERRY HILL TWP (800)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $194,785,816
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 11,410.4
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,071
2014-15 Total Spending: $200,316,639
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 11,378.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,605
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,605
Revenue Sources, State: 16.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 80.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 79.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 255.1
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,928
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 27|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,204
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 26|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,008
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 30|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,854
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,719
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,674
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 90.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $196
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $553
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,005
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,043
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,711
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 85.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 83.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,815
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 83.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,339
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,396
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 87.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,206
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 86.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $581
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 48.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $603
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 53.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $703
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 53.5%
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): $248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 32.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 34.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 34.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $28
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $15
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $14
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $63,865
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,035
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 79.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $82,863
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 74|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 77.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $80,278
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 71|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 255.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $133,625
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 77|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 247.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $132,444
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 71|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 22.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 22.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $15,737,942
2013-14 Actual: $599,008
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $16,336,950
2014-15 Actual: $346,654
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.