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District: LINDEN CITY (2660)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $125,250,337
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,149.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,368
2015-16 Total Spending: $128,733,216
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,109.8
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,070
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,070
Revenue Sources, State: 28.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 68%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 76.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 152.7
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,783
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 60|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,619
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 72|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,210
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 84|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,905
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,539
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 88|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,498
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,962
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,820
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 87|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $218
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $154
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 76|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,052
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,830
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 89.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,865
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 87.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,688
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,770
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,923
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 94|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 71|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 80.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,483
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 83.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 92|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9%
% 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): $1,936
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,988
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,269
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 88|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,056
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 54.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 57.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 86|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 54.2%
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): $197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.3%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 31.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $57
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $62
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $81
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 81|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,737
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 87|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $65,737
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 38|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 76.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $81,231
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 73|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 76.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 64|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $80,359
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 65|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 152.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 77|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $134,104
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 75|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 150.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 85|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $133,416
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 69|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 61|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $20,509,125
2014-15 Actual: $1,378,245
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $21,815,633
2015-16 Actual: $3,607,455
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,368,129
Actual Excess (2015-16): $2,171,156

* 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.