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District: PENNSAUKEN TWP (4060)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $99,871,371
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,259.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,988
2014-15 Total Spending: $104,661,606
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,201.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,120
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,120
Revenue Sources, State: 57.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 37.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 99.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 241.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,158
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 33|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,549
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,878
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 66|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,059
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,629
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,877
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 97.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,065
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,042
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $142
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $418
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $467
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,521
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,658
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,001
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 87.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,408
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 84.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,768
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,361
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,196
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,448
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,023
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 75.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $964
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 80.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 78.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,912
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,803
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 62.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,278
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 60.7%
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): $205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 35.7%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 35.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 50.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $226
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $189
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $255
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): 34|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $70,099
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 73|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,949
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 99.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $74,849
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 98.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $70,724
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 30|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 241.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $109,748
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 229.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $105,687
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 21.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 20.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $18,583,688
2013-14 Actual: $1,802,523
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $20,386,211
2014-15 Actual: $-1,974,609
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $7,599,679
Actual Excess (2014-15): $5,423,665

* 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.