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District: STERLING HIGH SCHOOL DIST (5035)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $16,718,601
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 911.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,341
2014-15 Total Spending: $16,748,381
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 963
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,392
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,392
Revenue Sources, State: 48.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 40.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 9.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14
  Student/Support Ratio: 63.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 106.4
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,603
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 17|46
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,774
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 9|46
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,221
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 10|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,925
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,041
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,430
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 50.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 49.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $307
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,093
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,893
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,928
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 92.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,650
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,962
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 83.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,503
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,464
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,591
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $62
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $807
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 53.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 79.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 75%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,997
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,908
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|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): $795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 39.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $865
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 45.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $843
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 40%
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): $1,085
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 39.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $7
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $29
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $102
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 14
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|46
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $63,400
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 14.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|46
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,800
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 63.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|46
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $52,300
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 73.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|46
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $62,350
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 5|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 106.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|46
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $107,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 121.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|46
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $101,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 9.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $983,847
2013-14 Actual: $1,232,176
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,216,023
2014-15 Actual: $1,120,179
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $311,315
Actual Excess (2014-15): $219,452

* 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.