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District: LOWER TWP (2840)
Operating Type K-6
County: CAPE MAY
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $30,848,821
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,814.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,003
2015-16 Total Spending: $31,369,123
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,755.4
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,870
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,870
Revenue Sources, State: 43.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 53%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 91.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 192.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,503
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20|56
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,040
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 19|56
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,665
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 18|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,089
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,556
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,819
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,783
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,063
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,453
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,961
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,961
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 90.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 89.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 11|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,206
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,046
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 87.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,078
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 85.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,033
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 85.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,838
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,881
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,926
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 61.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,217
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 64.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 64.6%
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): $
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): 39.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 38.3%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 38.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $122
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $93
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $128
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): 10|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,265
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|56
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $57,265
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 19|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 91.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $82,731
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 77.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 26|56
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $82,473
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 53|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 192.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $115,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 188.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 5|56
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $98,300
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 18|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 17.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 11|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,687,980
2014-15 Actual: $288,116
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,976,096
2015-16 Actual: $702,723
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $164,441
Actual Excess (2015-16): $604,902

* 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.