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District: WEST CAPE MAY BORO (5610)
Operating Type K-6
County: CAPE MAY
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $1,577,484
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 83.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,975
2015-16 Total Spending: $1,890,006
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 84.4
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,386
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,386
Revenue Sources, State: 39.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 57.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 140.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 42.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 3.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,960
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 24|56
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,849
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 33|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): $8,982
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,992
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,727
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 63.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,829
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 87.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,062
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,575
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 89.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $965
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $734
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $961
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,851
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,482
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 22%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,567
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 21.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,808
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 63.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,885
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 54.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,913
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 53.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $758
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $782
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $899
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 6.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 6.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 22.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,686
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $597
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 44.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 42.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $541
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 32.1%
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): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 15.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 21.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $154
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $285
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $272
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $51,564
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 16|56
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $54,382
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 11|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 140.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $12,112
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 163.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 3|56
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $12,475
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 2|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 42.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $102,657
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 49.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 53|56
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $105,545
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 30|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 5.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 4.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 54|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $753,905
2014-15 Actual: $58,618
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $812,523
2015-16 Actual: $-70,716
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $50,091
Actual Excess (2015-16): $52,414

* 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.