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District: PENNSVILLE (4075)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: SALEM
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $31,818,169
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,735.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,338
2015-16 Total Spending: $34,089,370
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,718.2
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,840
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,840
Revenue Sources, State: 37.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 60%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 68.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 131.8
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,410
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 27|50
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,746
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 24|49
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,934
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 30|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,282
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,334
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,983
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,777
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,895
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,274
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 51.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $420
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $85
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,441
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,741
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,959
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 87.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 85.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,973
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,924
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,933
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 85.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,600
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 83.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,571
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 81.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,589
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,863
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|49
% 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): $288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 18.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 16.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 16.8%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|49
% 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): $342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 32.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $180
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $59
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $182
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $49,461
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|49
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $52,694
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 2|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 68.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $61,585
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 65.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 31|49
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $65,466
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 19|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 131.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $99,685
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 142.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 14|49
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $105,968
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 16.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,099,588
2014-15 Actual: $747,919
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,847,508
2015-16 Actual: $-164,841
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $438,797

* 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.