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District: BUENA REGIONAL (590)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: ATLANTIC
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $41,923,841
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,078.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,169
2014-15 Total Spending: $44,813,579
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,007
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,329
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,329
Revenue Sources, State: 57.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 33.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 3.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 67.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 122.1
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 18.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,756
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,578
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 56|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,444
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 47|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,085
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,804
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,914
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 97.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 97.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,554
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,589
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,713
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,859
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 82.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,091
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 80.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 80.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,615
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,680
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 81.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 80.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 78.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,531
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,646
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $741
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 48.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 48.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $924
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 51%
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): $355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $381
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $424
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 34.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 38.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $57
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $74
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $9
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $68,396
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 52|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $80,496
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 67.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $79,821
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 51|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 69.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $83,716
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 59|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 122.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 63|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $104,476
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 134.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $105,857
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 12.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 62|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $4,150,639
2013-14 Actual: $1,910,995
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $6,061,634
2014-15 Actual: $-1,019,813
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,487,052
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,113,225

* 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.