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District: MOUNT EPHRAIM BORO (3420)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $11,050,683
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 621.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,788
2014-15 Total Spending: $11,687,670
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 622.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,789
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,789
Revenue Sources, State: 43.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 54.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12
  Student/Support Ratio: 76.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 114.1
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,675
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 25|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,830
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 36|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,333
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 34|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,169
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,407
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,527
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,334
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,092
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,717
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 82.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,019
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 79.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 83.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,997
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,561
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $96
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $69
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,592
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 79.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 81.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 80.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,535
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|65
% 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): $731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 53.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $812
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 52.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $802
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 50%
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): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 36.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $63
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $38
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $42
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $54,268
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,239
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 76.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $61,671
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 31|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 85.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $61,689
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 32|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 114.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 52|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $94,405
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 124
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $102,176
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 10.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,834,188
2013-14 Actual: $87,676
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,814,727
2014-15 Actual: $-579,537
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $317,939
Actual Excess (2014-15): $89,708

* 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.