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District: CHESTERFIELD TWP (830)
Operating Type K-6
County: BURLINGTON
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $11,169,239
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 699.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,974
2014-15 Total Spending: $12,057,937
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 730.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,514
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,514
Revenue Sources, State: 13.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 77.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 6.3%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 105.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 145.6
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,744
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 6|56
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,073
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 5|56
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $10,908
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 1|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,039
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,218
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,803
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,976
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,989
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $223
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|56
% 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): 10|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,888
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,036
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,445
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 76.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,465
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 69.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,518
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 74.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 77.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $998
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 78%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $956
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 77.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,490
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,423
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $872
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 58.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $831
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 58.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $833
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 61.9%
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): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 32.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $14
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|56
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $53,459
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,138
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 105.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|56
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $52,777
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 94.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $53,799
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 18|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 145.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|56
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $93,853
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 151.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $95,730
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 12.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $717,728
2013-14 Actual: $-264,873
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $452,855
2014-15 Actual: $-46,162
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.