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District: LOWER TWP (2840)
Operating Type K-6
County: CAPE MAY
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $30,705,156
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,845.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,638
2014-15 Total Spending: $30,848,821
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,814.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,003
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,003
Revenue Sources, State: 43.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 52.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 90.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 200.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,369
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 21|56
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,503
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20|56
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,904
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 17|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,970
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,089
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,679
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,783
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,082
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $275
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,334
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,974
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 89.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,961
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,078
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,081
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,046
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 87.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,035
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 85.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,768
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,838
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,740
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,077
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|56
% 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): 60.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 61.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 63.4%
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): $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%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 44.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 39.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 39.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $95
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $122
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $66
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|56
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $56,917
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,265
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 90.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 20|56
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $83,208
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 91.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $82,731
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 56|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 200.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|56
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $124,848
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 51|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 192.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $115,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,208,793
2013-14 Actual: $-520,813
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,687,980
2014-15 Actual: $288,116
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $154,300
Actual Excess (2014-15): $164,441

* 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.