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District: ABSECON CITY (0010)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: ATLANTIC
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $14,271,640
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 906.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,750
2015-16 Total Spending: $15,182,098
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 892.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,018
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,018
Revenue Sources, State: 21.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 72.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 114.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 214.5
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,318
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 8|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,148
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 6|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,731
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 6|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,550
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 66.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,465
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 67%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,937
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 67.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,218
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,693
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 65.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $84
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $86
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,045
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 84.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,004
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 83.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,345
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,062
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 84.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,083
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 84.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,093
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 12|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 81.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,117
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $635
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 54.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $633
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 56.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 55.4%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.1%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 33.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $14
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,453
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 41|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $69,986
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 65|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 114.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $73,245
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 108.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 12|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $80,067
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 67|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 214.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $109,088
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 204.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 9|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $109,437
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 16|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 18.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 19.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,326,528
2014-15 Actual: $65,149
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,391,677
2015-16 Actual: $18,133
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $266,167
Actual Excess (2015-16): $51,150

* 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.