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District: UPPER TWP (5340)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: CAPE MAY
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $35,521,704
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,048.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,340
2014-15 Total Spending: $36,759,544
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,090.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,581
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,581
Revenue Sources, State: 33.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 62.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 72.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 200.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,446
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 39|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,745
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 33|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,067
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 37|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,423
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,863
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $478
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 78|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $552
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $531
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,956
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,967
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,538
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 78.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 79.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,744
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 75.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,448
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,669
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 77.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 77.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 78.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,739
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 69|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,883
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $697
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 40.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $679
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|79
% 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): 39.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 43%
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): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $62
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 25.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $66
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $62
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $12
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $63,504
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,665
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 72.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $58,733
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 82.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $61,289
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 16|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 200.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $97,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 175.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $105,210
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 19.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $5,419,046
2013-14 Actual: $863,729
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $6,282,775
2014-15 Actual: $491,578
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $881,879
Actual Excess (2014-15): $844,686

* 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.