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District: NORTHFIELD CITY (3720)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: ATLANTIC
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $16,472,676
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 926.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,775
2015-16 Total Spending: $16,677,007
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 910.4
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,318
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,318
Revenue Sources, State: 36.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 61.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 89.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 174.6
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,425
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 28|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,487
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 22|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,478
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 24|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 68.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 68.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,814
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 67.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,863
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 66%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,784
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 50|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 65.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 64.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,432
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,334
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,282
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 89.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,206
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 90.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 88.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,472
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,522
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 77|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 56|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 77.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 74.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 78.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $662
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 51.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $674
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 50.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $682
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 45.2%
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): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $84
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 30.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $10
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $78
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $84
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $54,134
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 41|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $54,134
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 3|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 89.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $53,807
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 88.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 19|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $50,426
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 2|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 174.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $95,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 183.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 20|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $95,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 2|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 18.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 14|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,652,451
2014-15 Actual: $45,699
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,698,150
2015-16 Actual: $318,549
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $621,739
Actual Excess (2015-16): $578,332

* 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.