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District: WILDWOOD CITY (5790)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: CAPE MAY
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $21,156,065
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 894.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,643
2015-16 Total Spending: $22,220,752
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 864.4
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,707
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $25,707
Revenue Sources, State: 35.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 50.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 7.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 6.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 70.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 121.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 21.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,625
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44|50
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,600
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 43|49
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,395
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 39|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,923
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,998
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,064
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,462
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $360
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,726
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,967
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,806
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 84.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,462
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 83%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 81.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,965
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,982
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,624
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 82.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,802
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 81.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 79%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,670
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,805
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|49
% 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): $893
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 53.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,010
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $936
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|49
% 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): 51.9%
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): $3
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $5
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $717
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $806
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $760
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 33.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $13
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $118
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $4
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 8.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $70,724
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 8.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 47|49
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $73,212
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 42|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 70.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,641
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 70.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 25|49
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $73,178
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 34|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 121.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $100,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 105.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 38|49
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $106,403
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 9|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 13.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 22|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,304,654
2014-15 Actual: $1,341,370
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $3,646,024
2015-16 Actual: $551,057
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,139,995
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,145,536

* 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.