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District: ATLANTIC CITY (0110)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: ATLANTIC
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $194,708,244
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,310.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,634
2015-16 Total Spending: $177,141,732
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,334.8
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,151
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,151
Revenue Sources, State: 36.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 50.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 6.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 90.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 203.5
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,422
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 02|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,594
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 90|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,288
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 93|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $12,021
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,830
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 65.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,615
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 96|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 63.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,520
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,046
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 97|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $424
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $131
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 77|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $179
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,974
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,040
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,780
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 90.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,757
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 86.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,602
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,727
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 77|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $97
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 98|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,290
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 80.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 83%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 79%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,644
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,085
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,688
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 95|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,477
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 98|103
% 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): 55.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,386
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 91|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 51.6%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 35.5%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 35.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $32
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $36
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $73
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 81|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $94,135
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 101|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 85|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $88,318
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 99|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 90.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $98,774
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 100|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 96.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 23|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $98,774
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 98|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 203.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $141,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 86|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 205.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 24|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $137,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 81|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 20.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 20.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $35,001,247
2014-15 Actual: $-17,302,807
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $17,698,440
2015-16 Actual: $-1,888,561
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $2,626,231

* 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.