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District: MOUNT EPHRAIM BORO (3420)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $11,687,670
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 622.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,789
2015-16 Total Spending: $11,656,558
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 622.9
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,713
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,713
Revenue Sources, State: 43.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 53.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 85.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 124.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,830
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 36|65
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,280
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 29|66
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $10,330
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 1|66
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,717
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,042
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,334
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $5,717
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.3%
%% 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): $351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $378
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 57|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,569
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,758
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,019
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 79.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,839
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 71.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 67.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,561
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,560
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 81.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,096
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 16|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 70.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 63.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,535
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $812
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 52.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $754
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 54.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $555
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 41.9%
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): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.2%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 33.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $38
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $28
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|66
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,239
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|66
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 12|66
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $61,689
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 28|66
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 85.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|66
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $61,689
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|66
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 83.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 26|66
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $61,689
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 34|66
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 124.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|66
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $102,176
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|66
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 142.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 25|66
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $116,459
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 44|66
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|66
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 13.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 44|66
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,814,727
2014-15 Actual: $-579,537
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,235,190
2015-16 Actual: $-240,060
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $89,708
Actual Excess (2015-16): $448,122

* 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.