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District: UNION COUNTY VOCATIONAL (5260)
Operating Type VOC
County: UNION
Operating Type VOC Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $29,467,583
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,712.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,203
2015-16 Total Spending: $30,086,363
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,754.2
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,151
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,151
Revenue Sources, State: 30.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 31.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 35.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 124.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 120.6
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,815
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2|21
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,836
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2|21
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,726
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 3|21
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,083
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 87.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,583
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 89.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 89.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $507
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $423
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $334
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $354
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 12|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $714
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $728
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $734
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $669
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 93.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $708
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 97.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $688
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 93.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,487
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,477
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,463
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 86.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 86.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 85.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,984
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,058
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 16%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 18.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 19.1%
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): $181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.1%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 29.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|21
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $59,316
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|21
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 13.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 10|21
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $59,136
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 5|21
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 124.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|21
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $59,163
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|21
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 130.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 5|21
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $59,163
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 5|21
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 120.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|21
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $108,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|21
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 98.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 18|21
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $108,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|21
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|21
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 8.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 19|21
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,976,286
2014-15 Actual: $17,139
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,993,425
2015-16 Actual: $202,026
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $411,167
Actual Excess (2015-16): $0

* 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.