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District: SOUTHERN REGIONAL (4950)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: OCEAN
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $59,310,500
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,018
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,652
2014-15 Total Spending: $58,779,208
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,935.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,022
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,022
Revenue Sources, State: 12%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 74.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 11.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 87.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 172.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 20.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,221
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 21|46
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,341
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 21|46
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,532
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 23|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,396
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,918
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $368
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,009
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,279
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,972
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 98.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,092
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 98.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 97.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,478
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,582
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 86.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 84.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,872
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,014
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $993
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 53%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,171
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 58.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 56.9%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|46
% 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): $520
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $550
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $566
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 41%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 37.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 41%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $258
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $246
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $275
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|46
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $76,665
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|46
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $77,651
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 87.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|46
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $76,916
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 89.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|46
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $77,651
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 24|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 172.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|46
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $123,712
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 29|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 159.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|46
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $130,601
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 14.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $6,592,044
2013-14 Actual: $1,513,447
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $8,105,491
2014-15 Actual: $2,880,507
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
Actual Excess (2014-15): $318,461

* 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.