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District: MERCHANTVILLE BORO (3110)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $7,329,769
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 443
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,545
2014-15 Total Spending: $8,000,480
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 432.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,495
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,495
Revenue Sources, State: 39.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 57.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 92.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 296.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,306
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: N.A.
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,476
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: N.A.
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,351
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 24|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,629
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,501
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,609
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% 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): $7,785
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $360
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,511
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,070
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,710
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,036
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 68.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $663
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 62%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 77.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,791
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,644
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,922
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $67
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 64.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,033
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 39.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,218
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 63.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,460
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,019
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $90
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 7.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $212
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $332
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 16.4%
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.A.
% 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.A.
% 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): $117
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $62,836
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,823
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 92.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $59,259
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 103.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,669
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 52|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 296.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $76,218
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 332
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $80,492
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 25.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 27.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $892,149
2013-14 Actual: $307,101
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,199,250
2014-15 Actual: $-152,381
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $113,873
Actual Excess (2014-15): $199,891

* 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.