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District: STERLING HIGH SCHOOL DIST (5035)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $16,748,381
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 963
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,392
2015-16 Total Spending: $17,243,239
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 978.7
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,619
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,619
Revenue Sources, State: 45.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 37.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 10.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 4.7%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 73.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 121.5
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,774
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 9|46
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,680
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 8|46
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,300
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 9|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,477
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,773
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 49.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,600
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 49.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $518
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $275
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,893
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,090
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,650
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,748
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 83.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,911
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 85%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,464
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,680
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $62
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 79.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,059
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 73.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 77%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,908
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,618
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,007
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|46
% 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): $865
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 45.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 41.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $836
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 41.7%
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): $1,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,050
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 33.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $29
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $193
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $46
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 14.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|46
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,800
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 13.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 7|46
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $67,150
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 14|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 73.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|46
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $62,350
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 71.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 31|46
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $65,350
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 7|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 121.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|46
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $101,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 118.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|46
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $114,350
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 12|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 10.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 29|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,216,023
2014-15 Actual: $1,120,179
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $3,336,202
2015-16 Actual: $1,244,792
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $219,452
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,410,436

* 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.