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District: BURLINGTON CITY (0600)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: BURLINGTON
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $44,715,908
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,741.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,680
2015-16 Total Spending: $50,030,405
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,776.2
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $28,168
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $28,168
Revenue Sources, State: 67.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 23.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.3%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 52.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 115.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,420
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 42|50
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,592
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|49
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,084
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 43|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,862
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,865
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,532
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,963
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 90.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,882
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 50.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 49.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 89.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $386
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $408
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $575
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $684
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,426
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,744
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,821
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 90.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 88.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,818
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,965
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,528
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 81.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,485
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 81.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,585
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 80.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,082
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,992
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $915
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 43.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 43.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $975
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 42.6%
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): $456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $504
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.2%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 33.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $25
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $87
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,262
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 9.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 40|49
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $63,766
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 27|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 52.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $62,797
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 50.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 43|49
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $61,604
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 14|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 115.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $107,073
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 108.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|49
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $106,840
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 10|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 13.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 23|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,568,805
2014-15 Actual: $718,334
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $5,287,139
2015-16 Actual: $148,569
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,088,380
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,059,628

* 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.