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District: COLLINGSWOOD BORO (940)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $35,951,939
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,888.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,041
2014-15 Total Spending: $36,984,350
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,900
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,465
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,465
Revenue Sources, State: 40.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 43.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 13.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 86.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 101.6
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,735
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 52|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,284
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 54|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,064
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 55|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,545
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,955
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,571
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,035
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,339
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,743
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $623
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,469
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,028
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 93.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,523
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,328
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 87.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 85.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,986
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,010
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,986
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 63|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 60.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,231
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 61.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,206
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 63|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 60.7%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
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): $455
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $503
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $75
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $44
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $26
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 62|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $61,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $64,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 86.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 21|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $74,875
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 79.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $62,750
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 12|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 101.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 67|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $109,243
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 97.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $111,559
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 10.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 67|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $7,299,608
2013-14 Actual: $-727,346
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $6,572,262
2014-15 Actual: $-428,994
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $2,376,577
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,017,432

* 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.