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District: NORTHFIELD CITY (3720)
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: $16,067,873
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 974.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,484
2014-15 Total Spending: $16,472,676
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 926.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,775
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,775
Revenue Sources, State: 35.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 61.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 82.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 178.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,411
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 21|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,425
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 28|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,830
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 26|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,334
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 67.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 68.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 67.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,042
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 72|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,863
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 66%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,934
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $378
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,432
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,167
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,282
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 89.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 86.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,472
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,504
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 76.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 77.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 77%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,368
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $607
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 47.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $662
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 51.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 48%
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): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $70
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $80
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 34.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $26
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $10
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $8
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $55,048
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $54,134
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 82.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 29|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $50,426
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 89
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $53,807
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 2|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 178.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 31|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $95,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 174.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $95,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,582,903
2013-14 Actual: $69,548
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,652,451
2014-15 Actual: $45,699
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $339,806
Actual Excess (2014-15): $621,739

* 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.