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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.

District: West Deptford Twp (5620)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: Gloucester
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending: $51,740,906
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,007
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,205
2016-17 Total Spending: $54,209,409
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,976
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,213
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,213
Revenue Sources, State: 33.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 59.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 4%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2016 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 83.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 194.4
10/15/16 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 20.85%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,097
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 16|71
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,668
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 18|72
2017-18 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,463
2017-18 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 14|73
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 14|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 23|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $8,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 16|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 60%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,012
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 12|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.88%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $7,516
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 15|72
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.09%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $7,458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 13|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 55.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 92.36%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 67|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $464
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 69|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $445
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 62|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.3%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 43|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 43|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $173
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 34|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.3%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,968
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 23|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,937
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 17|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $2,015
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 18|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 28|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 87.96%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,762
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 28|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 90.97%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,790
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 24|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 88.83%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,390
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 18|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,448
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 23|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,410
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 14|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.5%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 5|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.082%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 10|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 2|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.088%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 20|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 81.65%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 20|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2016-17): 80.39%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 14|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2017-18): 82.13%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,645
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 37|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,694
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 39|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,545
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 23|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.5%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $935
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 49|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 56.84%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $977
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 51|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 57.67%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): 915
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 38|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 59.22%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): N.R.
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 49|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 33|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 20|73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.7%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 24.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 24.6%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 25.4%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $7
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $32
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $5
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 13.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|71
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $70,694
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 58|71
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 14|71
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $75,226
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 62|71
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 83.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 28|71
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $79,041
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 55|71
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 82.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 25|71
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $82,246
Salary Ranking (2017-18): 57|71
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 194.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 5|71
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $121,996
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 31|71
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 179.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 9|71
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $128,851
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 51|71
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 17.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 9|71
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 16.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 12|71
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $3,880,778
2015-16 Actual: $-933,202
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $2,947,576
2016-17 Actual: $-758,597
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2015-16): 0
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0