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District: EASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY REG (1255)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $38,091,133
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,033
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,737
2015-16 Total Spending: $39,122,326
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,056.5
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,024
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,024
Revenue Sources, State: 32.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 64.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 99.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 154.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,483
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11|46
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,268
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10|46
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,420
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 10|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,009
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,741
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 90.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,097
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 49.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,555
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 49%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 90.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $711
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $588
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $667
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,211
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,541
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,774
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 80.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,888
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 80.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,981
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 78%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,540
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,653
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 86.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,345
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 86%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 81.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,857
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,823
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,061
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|46
% 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): 43.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $798
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 43.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $841
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 40.8%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $757
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $746
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 16|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $778
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 12|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 32%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $107
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $131
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $56
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|46
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $73,851
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 14.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 5|46
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $75,940
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 31|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 99.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|46
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $79,706
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 105.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 3|46
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $82,261
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 30|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 154.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|46
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $117,853
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 165.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 3|46
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $121,388
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 23|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 13.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $9,093,289
2014-15 Actual: $800,115
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $9,893,404
2015-16 Actual: $837,108
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $563,788
Actual Excess (2015-16): $898,873

* 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.