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District: ELK TWP (1330)
Operating Type K-6
County: GLOUCESTER
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $6,420,156
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 360.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,820
2014-15 Total Spending: $6,494,373
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 355.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,258
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,258
Revenue Sources, State: 49.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 43.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 2.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 91.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 173
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,181
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 18|56
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,495
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 18|56
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,221
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 20|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,492
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,616
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,866
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 85.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,619
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 88.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,789
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 87.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $999
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,891
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 69.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,998
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,653
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 75.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,436
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,473
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $729
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 54.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $826
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 57.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $753
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 51.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,580
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|56
% 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): $480
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 35.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $623
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 53.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 43.7%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $90
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $92
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 36.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $94
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $47
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|56
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $54,349
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $54,382
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 91.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|56
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $65,417
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 112
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $59,394
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 30|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 173
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|56
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $10,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 168
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $10,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 19.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 18.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,142,188
2013-14 Actual: $-239,593
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $902,595
2014-15 Actual: $-26,166
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $79,812
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.