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District: LAWNSIDE BORO (2560)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $9,303,958
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 400.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,213
2015-16 Total Spending: $9,332,121
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 445.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,966
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,966
Revenue Sources, State: 50.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 47.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 104.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 44.9
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,007
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 54|75
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,973
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 25|75
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,280
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 29|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,724
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,863
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,014
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,328
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 48.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 50.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $765
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,654
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 24.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,861
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 23.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 82.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 82.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,876
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 74.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,094
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,625
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,497
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 71.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 69.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,070
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 67.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,890
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,874
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $963
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 41.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $888
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|75
% 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): 47%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $677
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 36.1%
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): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $98
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 38.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $442
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $156
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $167
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $54,552
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 3|75
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $54,552
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 14|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 104.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $61,108
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 109.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 17|75
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $61,108
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 42|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 44.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $71,403
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 54.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 65|75
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $70,707
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 12|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 4.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 73|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 4.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 71|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,396,042
2014-15 Actual: $-84,910
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,311,132
2015-16 Actual: $27,369
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $413,133
Actual Excess (2015-16): $537,600

* 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.