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District: UPPER TWP (5340)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: CAPE MAY
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $36,759,544
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,090.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,581
2015-16 Total Spending: $37,202,358
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,075
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,929
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,929
Revenue Sources, State: 33.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 61.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 2.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 82.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 175.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,745
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 33|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,236
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 32|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,489
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 48|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,423
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,493
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,863
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,880
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,756
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $552
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $519
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 68|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $544
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 74|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $94
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,967
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,507
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 79.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,655
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 76.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,887
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 75.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,560
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,694
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 36|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 63|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 77.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 79.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,352
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 36|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 79.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,915
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 67|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,735
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 77|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $679
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|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): 39.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 38.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 31.6%
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): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 24.5%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 28.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $62
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $77
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,665
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 37|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $63,968
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 38|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 82.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $61,289
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 78.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 31|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $63,486
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 22|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 175.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $105,210
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 176.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 25|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $107,841
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 13|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 17.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 18|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $6,282,775
2014-15 Actual: $491,578
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $6,774,353
2015-16 Actual: $799,347
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $844,686
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,487,010

* 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.