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District: SOMERDALE BORO (4790)
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: $8,213,700
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 535.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,349
2014-15 Total Spending: $8,648,858
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 522.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,555
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,555
Revenue Sources, State: 45.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 50%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 98
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 176.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,179
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 13|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,278
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 21|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,182
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 13|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,070
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 66.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,740
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 65.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 89.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,426
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 85%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 89.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $721
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $889
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $96
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $424
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $602
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,650
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,717
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 85.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 83.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,512
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,492
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,516
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,581
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $931
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 62.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,112
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 73.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 72.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,206
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,352
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 3.5%
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%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (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%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 0%
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): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $148
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 36.2%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 36%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 43%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $110
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $215
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $77
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 31|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $53,827
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $53,801
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 98
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $63,977
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 38|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 88.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $68,306
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 46|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 176.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $89,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 171
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $90,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $605,389
2013-14 Actual: $71,531
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $676,920
2014-15 Actual: $235,932
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $261,417
Actual Excess (2014-15): $130,599

* 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.