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District: CHERRY HILL TWP (0800)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $200,316,639
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 11,378.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,605
2015-16 Total Spending: $205,383,110
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 11,283.3
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,202
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,202
Revenue Sources, State: 17.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 79.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 77.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 247.2
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,204
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 26|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,448
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 31|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,746
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 36|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,617
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 63%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,674
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 90.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,902
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,546
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 91.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $553
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $554
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $539
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 91|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,043
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 83.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,760
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 83.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,973
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 84.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,339
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,401
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,449
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 87.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 85.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 85.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,067
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,362
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $603
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 53.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $628
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 54.5%
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): $248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 57|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 34.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 34.3%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 36.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $15
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $9
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $9
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,035
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 45|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $71,004
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 62|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 77.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $80,278
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 69|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 77.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 55|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $89,266
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 88|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 247.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $132,444
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 240.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 9|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $135,141
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 76|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 22.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 21.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 3|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $16,336,950
2014-15 Actual: $346,654
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $16,683,604
2015-16 Actual: $1,969,257
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.