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District: PENNSVILLE (4075)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: SALEM
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $32,763,176
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,769.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,515
2014-15 Total Spending: $31,818,169
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,735.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,338
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,338
Revenue Sources, State: 36.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 60%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 63.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 135.6
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,434
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 31|49
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,410
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 27|49
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,859
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 26|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,069
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,282
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,777
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,715
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $420
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $430
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $88
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $85
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,269
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,561
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,996
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 88%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,959
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,236
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 87.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,901
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,973
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,838
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,633
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 85.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 85.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,519
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 82.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,869
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,589
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,780
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 18.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 16.9%
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): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
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): $326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $5
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $180
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $88
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|49
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $50,724
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 2|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $49,461
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 63.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|49
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $61,875
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 68.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $61,585
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 17|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 135.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|49
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $99,685
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 131.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $99,685
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,154,721
2013-14 Actual: $-1,055,133
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,099,588
2014-15 Actual: $747,919
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0

* 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.