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District: BELLMAWR BORO (0260)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $18,652,355
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,187.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,705
2015-16 Total Spending: $19,003,243
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,225.8
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,503
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,503
Revenue Sources, State: 42.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 49.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 6.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.9%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 149.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 149.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,008
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 5|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,035
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 4|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,319
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 4|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,979
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,912
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,097
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 89.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 89%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 89.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 12|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $501
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $532
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 73|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,698
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,739
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,860
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 73.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 74.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 67.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,091
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $928
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 85.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $986
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 83.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,044
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 83.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,014
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $480
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 41.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $462
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 41.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $498
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 49.1%
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): $95
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $94
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.2%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 29%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $76
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $33
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $34
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): $62,010
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 13.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 14|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $63,416
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 31|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 149.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $61,503
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 171.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 3|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $57,666
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 9|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 149.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $119,176
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 120.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 72|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $118,304
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 72|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 9.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 75|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,479,245
2014-15 Actual: $-1,128,784
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,350,461
2015-16 Actual: $-161,366
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $0

* 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.