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District: WATERFORD TWP (5560)
Operating Type K-6
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $28,915,314
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,663.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,383
2015-16 Total Spending: $29,359,380
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,633.4
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,975
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,975
Revenue Sources, State: 49.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 47.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 59.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 151.7
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,148
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 25|56
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,198
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|56
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,923
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 34|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,904
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,417
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 49.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,636
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 50.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,925
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 12|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 46.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $390
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $470
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $78
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,862
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $4,146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 24.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 78.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,553
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 81%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,042
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 73.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,554
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,859
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,880
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $94
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,275
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 82%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 75%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 81.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,571
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,362
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 10.8%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
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): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 30.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $31
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $156
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $12
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $58,748
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 29|56
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $60,592
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 59.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $74,466
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 67.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|56
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $84,675
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 55|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 151.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $118,411
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 108.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 36|56
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $104,921
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 29|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 12.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 31|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,321,101
2014-15 Actual: $-1,546,518
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,762,307
2015-16 Actual: $-147,882
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $433,344
Actual Excess (2015-16): $77,529

* 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.