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District: EASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY REG (1255)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $38,921,846
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,073.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,775
2014-15 Total Spending: $38,091,133
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,033
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,737
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,737
Revenue Sources, State: 32.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 65.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 105.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 154.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,861
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10|46
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,483
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11|46
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,548
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 15|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,827
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,009
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,484
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,925
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 50%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 88.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 90.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,674
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 49.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $812
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $711
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $688
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,982
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,211
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,699
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 85.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,774
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 80.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,949
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 79%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,491
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,540
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,691
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 86.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 86.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,405
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 83.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,733
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,857
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,037
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $744
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|46
% 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): 42.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|46
% 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): 43.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $858
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|46
% 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): 42.1%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $715
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $757
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $779
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $235
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $107
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $58
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 14.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|46
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $74,136
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|46
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $73,851
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 105.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|46
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $77,151
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 99.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|46
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $79,706
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 29|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 154.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|46
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $115,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 21|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 154.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|46
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $117,853
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 12.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $9,888,903
2013-14 Actual: $-795,614
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $9,093,289
2014-15 Actual: $800,115
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $698,110
Actual Excess (2014-15): $563,788

* 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.