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District: STRATFORD BORO (5080)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $15,048,396
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 872.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,242
2015-16 Total Spending: $15,880,942
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 853.9
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,597
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,597
Revenue Sources, State: 43.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 42.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 10.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 78.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 151.8
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 21.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,487
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 29|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,750
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 26|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,261
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 21|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,978
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,899
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $165
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $179
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,759
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 82.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,821
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 83.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,825
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 83%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,640
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,641
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,618
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 83.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 84.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,379
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 85.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,501
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $846
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $730
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 53.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $905
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 57.9%
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): $124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $154
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 66|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $169
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 67|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 31.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $24
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $33
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $56,951
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $61,827
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 24|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 78.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $66,682
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 79.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 29|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $63,355
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 21|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 151.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $110,785
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 145.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 54|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $113,776
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 24|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 14.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 54|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,701,836
2014-15 Actual: $87,341
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,789,177
2015-16 Actual: $-125,460
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $158,317
Actual Excess (2015-16): $298,203

* 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.