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District: WASHINGTON TWP (5500)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: GLOUCESTER
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $154,308,575
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,493.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,593
2015-16 Total Spending: $157,863,392
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,375.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,405
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,405
Revenue Sources, State: 40.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 50.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 5.8%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.9%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 66.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 178.7
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,842
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 84|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,188
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 84|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,517
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 86|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,668
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 86|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 90.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,748
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 72|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 52.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 89.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $748
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $929
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 100|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,438
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,511
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 78|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 90.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,511
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 77|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 88.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,863
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,939
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,968
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 97|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,609
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 86.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,674
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 86.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 98|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 85.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,484
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,553
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,816
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 59|101
% 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): $856
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 57.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $861
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 55.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $960
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 57|101
% 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): 52.9%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 73|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 34.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 36.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $9
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $6
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $37
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 87|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,275
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 89|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $64,215
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 27|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 66.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 80|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $82,295
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 75|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 62.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 95|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $80,385
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 66|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 178.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $121,194
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 162.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 73|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $122,625
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 37|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 19.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 17.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $22,172,618
2014-15 Actual: $-763,935
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $21,408,683
2015-16 Actual: $1,460,616
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $4,500,582
Actual Excess (2015-16): $5,457,453

* 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.