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District: ELIZABETH CITY (1320)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $570,775,870
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 26,157.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,820
2014-15 Total Spending: $566,505,342
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 27,102.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,902
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,902
Revenue Sources, State: 86.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 10%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.5%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 92.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 254.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,137
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 92|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,128
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 89|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,978
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 68|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,770
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,700
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,092
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,079
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $428
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $296
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $206
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,595
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,422
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,386
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 91.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,484
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,591
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $169
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 75.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,062
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 66.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,035
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 75%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 94|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): 55.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 59.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 62.2%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
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): $160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $144
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $119
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $16
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $6
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 50|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $77,781
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 89|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $75,410
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 89|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 92.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $89,351
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 85|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 92.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $85,851
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 84|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 254.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $121,465
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 243.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $117,450
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 23.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 22
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $23,926,811
2013-14 Actual: $-9,403,217
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $14,523,594
2014-15 Actual: $4,555,370
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $858,039
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.