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District: FOLSOM BORO (1540)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: ATLANTIC
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $8,388,635
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 525
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,979
2014-15 Total Spending: $8,658,799
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 501
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,284
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,284
Revenue Sources, State: 76.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 21.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 59.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 139.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,725
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: N.A.
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,946
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: N.A.
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,625
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 9|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,615
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,691
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,915
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 89.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 88%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,820
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 50.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 88.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $555
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $600
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $643
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $228
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,897
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,072
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,557
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,641
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 86.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,869
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,225
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 87%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,070
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% 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): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $824
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 77%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $844
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 75.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $923
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 55.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,034
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,378
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,539
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $417
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 40.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 37.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $555
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 36.1%
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.A.
% 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.A.
% 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): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 25.7%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $57
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $8
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $52,616
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $53,288
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 59.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $59,477
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 50
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $61,897
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 55|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 139.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $82,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 133.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $84,460
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 14.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,386,085
2013-14 Actual: $176,365
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,562,450
2014-15 Actual: $-103,631
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $836,511
Actual Excess (2014-15): $744,736

* 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.