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District: PAULSBORO BORO (4020)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: GLOUCESTER
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $23,513,148
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,206.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,488
2014-15 Total Spending: $23,561,206
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,210.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,471
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,471
Revenue Sources, State: 61.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 24.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 6.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.3%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 59.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 154.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 19.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,848
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 34|49
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,773
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 30|49
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,923
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 37|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,828
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,725
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,001
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $428
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $399
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,582
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,569
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,961
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 86.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,165
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 84.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,727
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,934
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 84.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,482
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 80.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,537
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 79.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,996
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $702
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 49.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|49
% 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): 48.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 40.5%
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): $520
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $512
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $541
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 33.7%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 34.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $176
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $70
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $176
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|49
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $69,373
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,973
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 59.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 38|49
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $66,851
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 55.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $59,576
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 13|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 154.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|49
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $109,853
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 121.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $115,966
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,539,390
2013-14 Actual: $94,525
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,633,915
2014-15 Actual: $228,425
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $103,443
Actual Excess (2014-15): $18,380

* 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.