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District: LOWER CAPE MAY REGIONAL (2820)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: CAPE MAY
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $33,054,110
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,464.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,566
2014-15 Total Spending: $33,234,675
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,454.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,852
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,852
Revenue Sources, State: 36.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 60.2%
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: 11
  Student/Support Ratio: 70.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 143
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 27%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,448
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 32|46
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,370
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 29|46
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,772
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 31|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,961
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,993
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,418
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,597
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,665
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,989
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $327
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,802
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,011
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,670
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,625
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,830
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 91%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,614
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,880
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 77.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 76.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 74.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,048
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,087
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 51.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 54.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,173
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 47.7%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $131
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $673
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $691
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 25.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $258
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $219
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $564
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|46
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $74,604
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|46
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $78,785
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 70.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|46
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $74,749
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 71.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|46
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,711
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 13|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 143
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|46
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $98,792
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 125.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|46
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $99,906
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,651,325
2013-14 Actual: $477,381
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,128,706
2014-15 Actual: $1,400,161
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,215,680
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,105,535

* 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.

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