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District: SOMERS POINT CITY (4800)
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: $17,507,745
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,065.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,425
2014-15 Total Spending: $18,892,376
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,018.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,542
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,542
Revenue Sources, State: 42.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 50%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.3%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 74.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 145.1
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,953
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 29|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,257
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,460
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 33|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,890
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,883
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,537
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,505
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $143
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,061
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,634
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 89.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,822
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,873
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 86.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,349
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,541
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 86.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,282
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 84.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 84.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,417
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,566
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,680
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 49.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $740
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 47.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $850
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 50.6%
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): $116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 34%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 37.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $24
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $77
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $36
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 76|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $51,620
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 72|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,561
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 74.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $63,512
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 22|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 63.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $71,462
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 45|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 145.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $92,184
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 140.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $99,960
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,862,274
2013-14 Actual: $103,491
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,965,765
2014-15 Actual: $-358,015
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $527,146
Actual Excess (2014-15): $460,651

* 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.