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District: BURLINGTON CO SPEC SERV (605)
Operating Type CSSD
County: BURLINGTON
Operating Type CSSD Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $42,948,915
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 846.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $50,760
2014-15 Total Spending: $41,476,717
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 667.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $62,169
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $62,169
Revenue Sources, State: 8.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 14.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 75.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 5.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 7.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 43
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 88.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $43,429
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 5|8
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $52,663
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 6|8
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $57,076
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 6|8
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $25,279
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $30,610
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $34,036
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $24,237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $28,897
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $32,095
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $472
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $543
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,766
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,568
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 93.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,014
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,735
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 95.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,639
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,901
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $92
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 71.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,923
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 69.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,861
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 65.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,941
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,617
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,328
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 43.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,934
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 52.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 49.9%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $497
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $821
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $603
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $275
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 41%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 37.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 44.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $404
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $271
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $136
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 5.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|8
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $71,010
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|8
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 4.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|8
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $70,162
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|8
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 7.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|8
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $66,819
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|8
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|8
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $68,654
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 4|8
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 43
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|8
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $103,330
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|8
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 39.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|8
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $106,450
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|8
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 13.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|8
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|8
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $5,855,494
2013-14 Actual: $-78,410
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $5,539,921
2014-15 Actual: $2,542,851
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0

* 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.