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District: WILDWOOD CITY (5790)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: CAPE MAY
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $20,652,453
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 878.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,507
2014-15 Total Spending: $21,156,065
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 894.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,643
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,643
Revenue Sources, State: 34.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 49.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 7.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 8.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 70.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 144.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 23.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,415
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44|49
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,625
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44|49
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,326
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 41|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,737
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,822
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,064
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $334
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $360
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,776
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,726
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,921
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 84.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 84.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 81.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,975
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,965
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,934
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,557
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 78.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,624
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 82.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,574
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 81.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,669
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,897
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|49
% 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): $961
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 57.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $893
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 53.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $982
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|49
% 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): 51.8%
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): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $723
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $717
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $786
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $18
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $13
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $165
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|49
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $71,806
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 8.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $70,724
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 70.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 25|49
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $70,241
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 70.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,641
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 30|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 144.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|49
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $109,667
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 121.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $100,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,234,609
2013-14 Actual: $1,070,045
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,304,654
2014-15 Actual: $1,357,382
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,043,850
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,156,007

* 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.