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District: MOUNT LAUREL TWP (3440)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: BURLINGTON
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $72,773,745
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,195.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,347
2014-15 Total Spending: $75,079,967
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,251.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,661
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,661
Revenue Sources, State: 16.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 81.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 70.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 200.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,184
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 32|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,387
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 27|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,982
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 28|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,457
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,545
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 65.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $84
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,623
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 89.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,553
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 92.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $990
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 78.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $981
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 77.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,062
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 78.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,662
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,663
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,580
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $806
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 48.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $833
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 50.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $798
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 50.5%
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): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.7%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $75
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $58
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $61
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): 18|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $68,657
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 69|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $71,590
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 72|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 70.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 48|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $70,901
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 47|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 72.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $75,164
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 58|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 200.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $107,095
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 210.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $113,276
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 18.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 20|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 20
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $10,142,767
2013-14 Actual: $-398,134
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $9,744,633
2014-15 Actual: $395,345
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $3,000,559
Actual Excess (2014-15): $3,169,985

* 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.