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District: GLOUCESTER TWP (1780)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $115,044,177
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,674.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,236
2015-16 Total Spending: $116,509,774
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,514.2
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,885
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,885
Revenue Sources, State: 53.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 39.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 4.4%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.2%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 69.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 194.5
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,441
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 18|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,809
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 17|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,201
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 16|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 67.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,672
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 67.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,884
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 67.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,848
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 63.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $354
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $173
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,598
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,473
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,499
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 92.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $951
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 79.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $980
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 80.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,019
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 80.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,183
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $599
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 49.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 51.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $652
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|77
% 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): 51.7%
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): $104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 34.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $29
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $59
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $5
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): 24|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,475
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 30|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $67,505
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 53|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 69.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $70,400
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 69.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 48|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $70,400
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 41|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 194.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $104,481
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 181.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 22|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $111,708
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 18.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 17.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 18|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $20,277,728
2014-15 Actual: $-153,144
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $20,124,584
2015-16 Actual: $1,658,076
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $3,795,666
Actual Excess (2015-16): $5,378,402

* 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.