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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: Cape May City (0710)
Operating Type K-6
County: Cape May
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $4,151,212
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 199
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,881
2017-18 Total Spending: $4,386,589
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 171
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,633
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $25,633
Revenue Sources, State: 24.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 39.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 36.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 176
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 58.7
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.36%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,513
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 36|56
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,299
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49|56
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $20,412
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 44|56
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,852
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 32|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $12,183
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 60%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $11,960
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 58.6%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,887
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 90.21%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $11,213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 55.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 92.04%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,833
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 53.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 90.58%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $827
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 55|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $718
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $852
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4.2%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 35|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $275
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.3%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,753
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 32|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 16%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16.2%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,832
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 66.55%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 33|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 65.66%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 32|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 69.19%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,606
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,079
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.2%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.1%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 26|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 79.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,966
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 85.81%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,754
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 84.37%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,882
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 35|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,784
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.6%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $931
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 49.47%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 49.39%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1381
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 49.6%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $94
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 8|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.1%
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 44|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.1%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 31.8%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 34.6%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 38.9%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $286
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $13
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $81
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 8.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 46|56
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $58,105
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 20|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 7.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 52|56
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $58,105
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 13|56
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 176.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 3|56
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $31,980
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 6|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 76.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 23|56
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $54,935
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 16|56
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 58.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 53|56
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $85,862
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 11|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 51.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 55|56
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $85,862
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 11|56
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 7.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 54|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 7.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 54|56
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $1,300,865
2016-17 Actual: $29,103
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $1,329,968
2017-18 Actual: $211,227
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0