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District: WASHINGTON TWP (5500)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: GLOUCESTER
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $150,803,447
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,705.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,570
2014-15 Total Spending: $154,308,575
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,493.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,593
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,593
Revenue Sources, State: 40.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 50.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 5.9%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.8%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 69.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 172.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,117
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 73|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,842
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 84|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,081
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 87|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,144
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 91.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 90.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $639
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $833
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,438
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,748
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 89.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,711
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,863
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,921
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,501
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,609
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 86.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 86.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,469
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,484
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,735
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 54.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $856
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 57.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $907
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 52.3%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|103
% 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): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 32%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 36.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $1
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $9
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $2
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): 78|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $68,065
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 63|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 88|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,275
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 69.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 74|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $81,065
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 71|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 66.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 81|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $82,295
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 77|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 172.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 64|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $121,194
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 178.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $121,194
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 52|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 19.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $21,804,179
2013-14 Actual: $331,264
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $22,172,618
2014-15 Actual: $-763,935
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $6,183,923
Actual Excess (2014-15): $4,500,582

* 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.