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District: BUENA REGIONAL (0590)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: ATLANTIC
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $44,813,579
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,007
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,329
2015-16 Total Spending: $44,744,322
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,909.4
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,434
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,434
Revenue Sources, State: 59.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 32.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.4%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 69.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 134.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 19%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,578
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 56|69
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,591
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 55|71
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,500
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 56|71
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,846
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 60|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 97.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 61|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,686
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 63|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 98.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $217
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,589
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,431
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 50|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,487
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,091
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 80.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,887
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 77.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,963
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 78.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,615
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 80.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,362
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 82.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 75.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,646
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,691
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,861
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 48.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $811
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 48%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $948
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 50.9%
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): $381
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 35.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $74
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $111
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $105
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|71
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $80,496
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|71
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 15.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 14|71
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $81,696
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 70|71
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 69.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|71
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $83,716
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|71
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 64.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 61|71
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $83,830
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 58|71
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 134.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|71
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $105,857
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|71
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 164.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 26|71
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $115,898
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|71
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|71
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 13.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 34|71
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $6,061,634
2014-15 Actual: $-1,019,813
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $5,041,821
2015-16 Actual: $-174,796
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,113,225
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,386,588

* 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.