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District: LINWOOD CITY (2680)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: ATLANTIC
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $15,520,318
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 862.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,997
2015-16 Total Spending: $15,480,321
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 836.8
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,500
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,500
Revenue Sources, State: 21.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 77%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 76.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 166.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,957
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 55|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,030
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,614
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 50|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,991
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,093
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,713
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,627
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,767
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 29|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,640
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 95.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 53|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,493
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 59|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 94.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,814
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,933
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 61|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $99
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 76|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $62
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 69|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 78.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 79%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 78.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,865
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,703
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 50|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.4%
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): $843
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|79
% 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): 49.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $916
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|77
% 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): 42.2%
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): $155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 68|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.1%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 37%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $113
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $60
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $10
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,108
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 30|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $69,900
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 64|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 76.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $57,302
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 77.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 32|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $56,493
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 6|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 166.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $128,647
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 58|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 209.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $102,480
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 10|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 20.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,879,784
2014-15 Actual: $-58,971
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,820,813
2015-16 Actual: $402,064
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $421,746
Actual Excess (2015-16): $912,772

* 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.