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District: STRATFORD BORO (5080)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $13,546,563
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 855.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,840
2014-15 Total Spending: $15,048,396
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 872.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,242
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,242
Revenue Sources, State: 42%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 42.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 13.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12
  Student/Support Ratio: 75.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 172.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 18.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,612
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 22|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,487
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 29|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,526
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 20|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,560
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,978
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,040
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,226
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,648
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $196
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $99
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $196
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,822
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,167
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,554
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 85.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,759
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 82.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,873
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 86.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,639
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,640
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,590
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 85.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 83.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,332
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 83.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,501
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,524
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|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): $769
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|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): 57%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $846
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|79
% 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): 56.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $910
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 59.7%
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): $120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 68|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 69|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.7%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $17
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $24
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
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $54,421
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $56,951
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 75.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $69,017
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 78.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $66,682
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 29|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 172.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $110,700
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 151.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $110,785
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $954,145
2013-14 Actual: $747,691
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,701,836
2014-15 Actual: $87,341
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $86,887
Actual Excess (2014-15): $158,317

* 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.