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District: LAUREL SPRINGS BORO (2540)
Operating Type K-6
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $5,497,606
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 352.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,615
2014-15 Total Spending: $5,174,898
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 345.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,985
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $14,985
Revenue Sources, State: 43.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 54.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 129.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 64.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,880
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10|56
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,342
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 7|56
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,441
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 9|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,577
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,069
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,735
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,948
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 91.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,470
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $402
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $345
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $227
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $339
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,518
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,764
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,090
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $802
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 52.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 47.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 44%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,480
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,279
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
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): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 74.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $955
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 74.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $928
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 73.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 4.7%
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): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
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): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|56
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $57,979
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,505
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 129.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|56
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $13,360
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 2|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 94.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $13,558
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 2|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 64.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 50|56
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $39,984
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 144.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $40,784
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 5.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 54|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $577,096
2013-14 Actual: $-64,621
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $512,475
2014-15 Actual: $50,399
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $71,067
Actual Excess (2014-15): $105,928

* 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.