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District: LINWOOD CITY (2680)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: ATLANTIC
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $15,957,177
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 864.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,450
2014-15 Total Spending: $15,520,318
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 862.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,997
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,997
Revenue Sources, State: 20.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 78.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 71
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 143.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,882
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 68|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,957
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 55|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,787
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 48|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,144
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 68|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,991
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 65|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,627
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,039
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $451
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 76|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 95.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,296
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 93.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,853
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 70|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,236
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 79.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 78.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,430
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 77.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,701
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,865
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $848
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 49.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 43.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|79
% 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): 44.6%
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): $155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 76|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $151
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 34%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $20
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $113
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $9
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $65,303
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 53|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,108
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 71
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 47|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $56,758
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 76.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $57,302
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 8|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 143.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 60|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $124,298
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 53|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 166.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $128,647
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 56|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,892,172
2013-14 Actual: $-12,388
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,879,784
2014-15 Actual: $-58,971
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $403,157
Actual Excess (2014-15): $421,746

* 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.