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District: WILDWOOD CREST BORO (5800)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: CAPE MAY
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $7,511,097
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 282
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,639
2014-15 Total Spending: $7,920,446
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 269.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $29,351
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $29,351
Revenue Sources, State: 15.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 82.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 7.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 66.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 57.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,962
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 69|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,502
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 71|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $25,314
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 72|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $12,495
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $13,232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $14,734
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 72|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11,954
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $12,637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $13,334
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $483
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $522
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $73
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,889
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $4,767
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,984
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 76.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 78.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,556
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 74.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,178
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,372
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $67
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $956
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 81.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 80.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 82%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,036
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,975
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 72|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 44.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,427
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 47%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,478
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 37.2%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
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): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $487
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $549
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 36.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $314
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $652
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $873
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 7.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 67|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $59,514
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 8.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,852
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 66.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $56,772
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 62.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $57,802
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 46|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 57.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 64|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $85,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 78.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $94,457
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 8.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,404,591
2013-14 Actual: $376,490
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,781,081
2014-15 Actual: $353,557
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $485,216
Actual Excess (2014-15): $865,061

* 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.