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District: ELK TWP (1330)
Operating Type K-6
County: GLOUCESTER
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $6,494,373
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 355.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,258
2015-16 Total Spending: $6,028,453
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 345.8
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,435
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,435
Revenue Sources, State: 50.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 44.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 112.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 168.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,495
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 18|56
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,697
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11|56
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,030
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 12|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,616
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 63%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,619
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 88.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 12|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 89.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 87%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $777
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 56|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,998
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,522
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 76.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,646
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 76.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,436
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,223
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $826
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 57.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $590
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 48.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $619
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 45.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,556
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $623
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 53.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $643
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 54.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $685
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 44%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $92
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 35%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 34.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $47
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $19
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $54,382
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 29|56
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $62,354
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 41|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 112.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $59,394
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 168.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 2|56
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $72,502
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 46|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 168.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $10,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 168.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 13|56
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $45,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 4|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 18.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 17.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 14|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $902,595
2014-15 Actual: $-26,166
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $876,429
2015-16 Actual: $457,742
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $458,566

* 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.