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District: DEPTFORD TWP (1100)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: GLOUCESTER
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $70,566,135
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,423.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,952
2014-15 Total Spending: $74,829,582
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,398.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,013
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,013
Revenue Sources, State: 43%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 53.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 105
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 165.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,074
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 13|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,538
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 18|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,343
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 19|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,560
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,041
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,931
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,991
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $223
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,645
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,730
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,969
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,533
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,294
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,410
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,096
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 84.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 78.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 80.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,541
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,558
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $976
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 68|103
% 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): 66%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,013
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 65.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,009
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|103
% 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): 64.8%
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): $150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $179
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $48
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $190
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $44
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): $65,430
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 52|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,855
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 58|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 105
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $85,030
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 77|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 100.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $85,455
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 82|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 165.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 74|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $106,835
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 173.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $107,138
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 93|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): $9,027,606
2013-14 Actual: $845,519
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $9,873,125
2014-15 Actual: $-1,339,695
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $2,919,152
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,502,636

* 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.