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District: BERLIN TWP (340)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $15,822,508
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 803.4
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,695
2014-15 Total Spending: $16,612,906
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 802.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,704
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,704
Revenue Sources, State: 41.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 50.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 2.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 3.5%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 52.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 105.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,184
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 34|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,111
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 41|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,485
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 16|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 48.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,831
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 45.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,010
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $227
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,931
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 32.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,048
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 85.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,542
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 30.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,693
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 82.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,474
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,463
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,490
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $916
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 62.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,064
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 72.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,092
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 73.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,196
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 47.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 39.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $525
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 43.7%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $69
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $72
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 28.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $162
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $120
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $62,257
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $68,680
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 52.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 61|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $57,207
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 56.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $58,980
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 21|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 105.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $86,648
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 113
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $88,381
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 12.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 50|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,124,382
2013-14 Actual: $461,981
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,586,363
2014-15 Actual: $459,923
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $680,637
Actual Excess (2014-15): $637,765

* 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.