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District: MEDFORD TWP (3080)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: BURLINGTON
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $53,502,654
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,759.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,391
2015-16 Total Spending: $54,658,580
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,759.8
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,805
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,805
Revenue Sources, State: 19.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 78.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 52.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 193.9
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,906
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 36|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,206
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 31|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,450
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 46|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,489
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,670
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,047
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,306
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 86.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,514
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 86.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,875
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 88.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $179
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,004
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $992
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 75|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $923
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 76|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,951
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,997
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,386
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 36|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,066
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 86.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,592
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,684
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,865
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 84.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 81%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 77.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,670
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,927
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 52|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $678
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 40.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $957
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 57.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 40.5%
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): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 32.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $85
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $134
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $86
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $70,384
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 22|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $72,915
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 71|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 52.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $68,999
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 54.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 68|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $72,237
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 44|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 193.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $118,629
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 176.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 25|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $123,069
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 47|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 19.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 17.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 20|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,745,257
2014-15 Actual: $724,362
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $5,469,619
2015-16 Actual: $1,545,368
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,404,418
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,832,375

* 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.