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District: CAMDEN CITY (0680)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $324,329,243
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 12,959
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,027
2015-16 Total Spending: $316,863,502
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 10,757.5
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $29,455
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $29,455
Revenue Sources, State: 91.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 3.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.4%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 87.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 100.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,156
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 01|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,789
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 101|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $23,802
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 101|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,465
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11,746
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $14,396
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 101|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 48.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 89.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,691
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 49.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $12,515
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 101|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 52.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 86.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $390
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $296
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,061
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 101|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $740
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $759
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $820
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 98|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,910
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $4,316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $4,592
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 101|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,963
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 75.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 74.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 100|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 79.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,692
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,088
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,924
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 95|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $84
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $112
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $154
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 101|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 79.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,720
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 82.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,486
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 86|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 77.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,931
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,805
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 97|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,594
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 54.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,893
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 55.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,624
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 97|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 57.9%
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): $98
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $173
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $67
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 36.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 40.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 41.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $70
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $45
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $55
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,603
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 39|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $64,603
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 30|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 87.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $70,253
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 91.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 30|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $75,303
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 38|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 100.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 98|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $105,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 106.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 98|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $105,174
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 9.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 98|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 9.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 98|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $35,441,052
2014-15 Actual: $218,035
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $35,659,087
2015-16 Actual: $-9,509,682
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $18,390,835
Actual Excess (2015-16): $0

* 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.