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District: OCEAN CITY (3780)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: CAPE MAY
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $47,029,117
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,159.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,780
2015-16 Total Spending: $46,792,197
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,132.9
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,939
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,939
Revenue Sources, State: 20.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 51.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 26%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 83.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 195.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,717
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 58|69
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,954
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 59|71
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,869
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 66|71
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,769
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 65|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,012
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 65|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $455
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $378
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $532
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 70|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,084
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,522
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,832
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 87.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 85.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 16|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,501
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 60|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $74
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 71|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 79.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,044
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 75.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 75.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,910
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,096
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 68|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,225
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 66|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,000
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 52.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,035
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 57|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 49.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,096
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 56|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 49.3%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
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): $524
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $526
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 63|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $603
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 67|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 23.2%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 26.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $73
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $187
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $239
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|71
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $88,354
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 71|71
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 49|71
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $89,036
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 71|71
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 83.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|71
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $93,705
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|71
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 76.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 42|71
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $95,318
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 69|71
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 195.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|71
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $112,197
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|71
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 193.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|71
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $125,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 40|71
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 19.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|71
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 19.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 3|71
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $10,019,102
2014-15 Actual: $-1,251,843
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $8,767,259
2015-16 Actual: $2,523,808
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,498,895
Actual Excess (2015-16): $2,152,817

* 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.