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District: WEST DEPTFORD TWP (5620)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: GLOUCESTER
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $47,643,001
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,053.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,601
2014-15 Total Spending: $48,739,118
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,075.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,846
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,846
Revenue Sources, State: 33.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 63.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 82.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 188
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 20%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,272
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 12|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,473
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 13|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,676
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 10|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,018
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,465
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,713
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,729
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $425
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $401
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,894
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,870
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,951
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,694
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 89.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,627
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,711
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 87.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,080
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 80.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,078
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 80.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,093
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 80.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,601
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,583
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,639
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $888
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 55.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $900
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $881
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 53.8%
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): $382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $325
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 22.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $12
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $41
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $10
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 14.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 2|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $69,957
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 60|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 14.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $73,299
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 82.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $78,866
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 48|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 82.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $80,068
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 53|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 188
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $118,729
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 164.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $122,047
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $4,325,436
2013-14 Actual: $-1,128,456
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,196,980
2014-15 Actual: $683,798
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $202,578
Actual Excess (2014-15): $434,858

* 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.