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District: LENAPE VALLEY REGIONAL (2615)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: SUSSEX
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $16,772,771
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 825.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,329
2015-16 Total Spending: $17,145,493
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 823
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,834
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,834
Revenue Sources, State: 37.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 60.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 80.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 89.8
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,638
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 14|46
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,109
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 17|46
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,927
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 14|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,774
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 52%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,334
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,372
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 48.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 89.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,766
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 48.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $714
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $170
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,486
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,688
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,943
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,171
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 87.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 87.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,826
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,763
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,914
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 16|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,492
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 81.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,457
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 29|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 82.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,669
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 87.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,628
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,966
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $638
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|46
% 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): 35.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $648
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 39.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $714
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 36.3%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
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): $940
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $947
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,048
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 24.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 27.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $141
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $33
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $107
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|46
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $70,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 13|46
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $70,250
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 23|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 80.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|46
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $79,900
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 76.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 25|46
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $79,800
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 27|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 89.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|46
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $115,006
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 77.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 44|46
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $116,357
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 13|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 7.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 7.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 45|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,644,911
2014-15 Actual: $-235,709
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,409,202
2015-16 Actual: $-231,840
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $606,471
Actual Excess (2015-16): $778,598

* 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.