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District: DENNIS TWP (1080)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: CAPE MAY
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $16,638,413
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 739.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,510
2014-15 Total Spending: $16,438,851
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 665.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,697
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,697
Revenue Sources, State: 43.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 53.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 48.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 176.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 18.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,040
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,696
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 56|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,235
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 60|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,940
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,723
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,554
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,999
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $589
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $688
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $868
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,065
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,491
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,652
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,900
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 92%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 89.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,805
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,989
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,930
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $143
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 63|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 69.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,362
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 68.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 69.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,824
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,012
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 63|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $639
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 35%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $716
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 35.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,081
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 41.2%
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): $101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $35
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $40
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $37
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 57|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $67,455
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 53|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 8.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $51,637
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 48.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 63|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $54,491
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 48.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $54,491
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 8|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 176.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $113,675
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 134.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $105,876
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 22
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 18.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $480,236
2013-14 Actual: $602,796
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,083,032
2014-15 Actual: $1,138,850
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $329,323
Actual Excess (2014-15): $760,413

* 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.