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District: CAMDEN CITY (680)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $361,322,562
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 13,383.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,998
2014-15 Total Spending: $324,329,243
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 12,959
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,027
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $25,027
Revenue Sources, State: 91.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 2.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.4%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 76.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 188.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 18.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,073
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 103|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,156
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 101|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,655
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 101|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11,733
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,465
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,869
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 46.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 84.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 48.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 89.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 87.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $876
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $390
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $700
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $988
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $740
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $716
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,614
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,910
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 88.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,963
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 75.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 77.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,692
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $72
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $84
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,830
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 76.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 79.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,518
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 82.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,931
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,924
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,557
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 49.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,594
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 54.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,648
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 56.4%
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): $147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $98
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 34.2%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 36.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 44.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $142
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $70
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $90
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): 67|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $61,203
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,603
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 76.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $67,527
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 21|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 87.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $70,253
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 28|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 188.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 47|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $112,776
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 20|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 100
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 100|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $105,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 18.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 9.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 100|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $58,300,044
2013-14 Actual: $-22,159,443
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $35,441,052
2014-15 Actual: $218,035
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $8,221,576
Actual Excess (2014-15): $18,390,835

* 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.