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District: SOMERS POINT CITY (4800)
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: $18,892,376
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,018.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,542
2015-16 Total Spending: $19,187,427
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 985
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,480
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,480
Revenue Sources, State: 43.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 50.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.5%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 63.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 140.7
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,257
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,011
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,227
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 31|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,890
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,183
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,537
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,880
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,945
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,061
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,822
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,996
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 85.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,062
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 36|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.5%
% 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): $1,513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,548
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,585
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,282
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 84.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 86.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 82.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,566
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,697
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $740
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 47.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $861
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 50.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $822
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|77
% 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): 48.4%
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): $126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 61|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $143
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 58|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 35.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 36.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $77
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $26
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $15
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,561
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 9.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 73|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $57,561
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 10|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 63.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 58|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $71,462
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 69.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 49|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $77,487
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 61|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 140.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $99,960
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 136.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 60|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $99,960
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 5|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 16.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 31|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,965,765
2014-15 Actual: $-358,015
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,607,750
2015-16 Actual: $78,904
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $460,651
Actual Excess (2015-16): $591,105

* 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.