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District: LAWNSIDE BORO (2560)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $8,911,222
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 408.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,834
2014-15 Total Spending: $9,303,958
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 400.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,213
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,213
Revenue Sources, State: 47.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 46.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 92.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 69.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,728
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 47|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,007
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 54|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $20,156
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 58|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,525
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 51%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 89.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,014
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,494
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $856
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $765
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $521
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $4,448
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 22.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,404
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 76.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 82.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,467
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 77.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,094
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,872
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 62.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,497
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 71.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 69.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $858
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 38.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $963
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 41.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,064
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 41.8%
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): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 34.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $804
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $442
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $253
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $54,552
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 22|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $54,552
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 92.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $61,108
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 52|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 104.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $61,108
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 51|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 69.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $77,436
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 44.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 69|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $71,403
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 6.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 4.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 72|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,237,216
2013-14 Actual: $158,826
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,396,042
2014-15 Actual: $-84,910
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $329,272
Actual Excess (2014-15): $413,132

* 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.