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District: WATERFORD TWP (5560)
Operating Type K-6
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $29,064,325
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,727.4
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,825
2014-15 Total Spending: $28,915,314
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,663.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,383
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,383
Revenue Sources, State: 49.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 47.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 67.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 159.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,904
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 25|56
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,148
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 25|56
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,857
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 39|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,011
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,636
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $390
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $409
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $78
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,932
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 21.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,862
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,438
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 83.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 78.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 76.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,396
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,554
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,726
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 80.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,275
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 82%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,360
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 78.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,571
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,389
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 16.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 11.8%
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): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
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
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 22.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $25
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $31
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $157
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 20|56
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $63,528
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 42|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $58,748
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 67.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|56
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $73,169
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 59.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $74,466
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 51|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 159.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|56
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $109,841
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 151.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $118,411
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $4,390,224
2013-14 Actual: $-1,069,123
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,321,101
2014-15 Actual: $-1,546,518
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $437,890
Actual Excess (2014-15): $423,938

* 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.