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District: OCEAN CITY (3780)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: CAPE MAY
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $45,826,809
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,106.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,757
2014-15 Total Spending: $47,029,117
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,159.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,780
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,780
Revenue Sources, State: 19.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 55.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 23%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 92.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 179.4
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,009
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 63|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,717
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 58|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,724
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 65|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,062
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,769
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,898
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,386
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 65|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,091
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $473
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $455
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $567
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,960
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,455
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 88.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,083
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 84.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,522
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,569
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $80
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 63|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 77.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 79.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,225
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 78.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,968
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,910
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,026
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 52.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,000
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 52.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,082
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 49.4%
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): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
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): $496
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $524
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $603
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 22.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $67
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $73
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $239
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 47|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $85,395
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 68|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $88,354
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 69|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 92.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $96,391
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 66|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 83.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $93,705
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 66|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 179.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $116,143
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 20|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 195
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $112,197
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 19.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $10,748,996
2013-14 Actual: $-729,894
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $10,019,102
2014-15 Actual: $-1,251,843
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,381,088
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,498,895

* 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.