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District: CAPE MAY CO SPECIAL SERV (0715)
Operating Type CSSD
County: CAPE MAY
Operating Type CSSD Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $13,257,848
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 250.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $52,958
2015-16 Total Spending: $13,347,637
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 239
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $55,841
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $55,841
Revenue Sources, State: 12%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 33.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 52.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 5.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 9.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 38.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 93.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $45,895
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 3|8
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $47,840
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 4|8
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $56,241
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 5|8
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $24,264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $25,142
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $28,311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 50.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $23,255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $24,410
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $27,583
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 49%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 97.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $460
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $401
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,893
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,028
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,531
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 95.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,730
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 95.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,488
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 95.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,755
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $4,969
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,999
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 84.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $4,198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 84.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $5,387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 85.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,677
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,541
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,642
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 34.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,806
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 34.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,430
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 32.5%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
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): $
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%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 34.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 36.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 38.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $288
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $173
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $860
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 5.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|8
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $79,996
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|8
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 5.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 4|8
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $75,698
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 5|8
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 9.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|8
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $80,296
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|8
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 9.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 2|8
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $80,730
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 5|8
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 38.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|8
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $101,509
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|8
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 38.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 5|8
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $96,133
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 1|8
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 11.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|8
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 11.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|8
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,362,846
2014-15 Actual: $384,984
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,747,830
2015-16 Actual: $-73,807
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
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.