New Jersey Department of Education

DOE A to Z: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending 2017

» TGES Home
District: BERLIN TWP (0340)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $16,612,906
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 802.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,704
2015-16 Total Spending: $16,948,817
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 805.6
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,040
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,040
Revenue Sources, State: 43.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 51.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 2.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 56.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 113.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,111
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 41|65
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,090
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45|66
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,615
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 12|66
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 48.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11,177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 69.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,443
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,831
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 45.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,658
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 66.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,942
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 55|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,931
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 32.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,212
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,542
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 30.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,586
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 75.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,741
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 78.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,463
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,499
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,549
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,064
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 72.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,062
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 70.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,070
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 69.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,196
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,165
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 39.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $507
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 16|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 43.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $548
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 45.6%
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): $69
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 11|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 30.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $162
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $164
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|66
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $68,680
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|66
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 9.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 51|66
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $65,457
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 42|66
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 56.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|66
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $58,980
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|66
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 55.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 51|66
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $59,665
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 25|66
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 113.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|66
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $88,381
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|66
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 122.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 45|66
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $90,203
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 7|66
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|66
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 15.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 29|66
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,586,363
2014-15 Actual: $459,923
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $3,046,286
2015-16 Actual: $107,854
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $637,765
Actual Excess (2015-16): $614,660

* 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.