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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 Co Special Serv (0715)
Operating Type CSSD
County: Cape May
Operating Type CSSD Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $13,471,605
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 233
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $57,782
2017-18 Total Spending: $13,750,303
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 202
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $68,018
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $68,018
Revenue Sources, State: 13%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 32.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 54%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 5.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 8.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 38.9
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 100%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $48,661
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 3|8
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $57,000
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 4|8
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $58,615
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 4|8
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $24,041
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 49.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $27,512
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 48.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $28,939
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 49.4%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $23,453
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 48.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 97.55%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $26,709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 46.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 97.08%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $28,253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 48.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 97.63%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $384
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $620
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.6%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.5%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $10,115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 20.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $12,560
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 22%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $12,224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 20.9%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,647
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 95.37%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $12,066
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 21.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 96.07%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $11,691
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 19.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 95.64%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $5,514
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $6,928
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $6,785
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.6%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.089%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.076%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $68
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.1%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $4,739
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 85.94%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $5,919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 85.44%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $5,795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 85.41%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,641
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,902
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 17.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,623
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 18.1%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,967
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 34.34%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 35.45%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 3649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 34.35%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): N.R.
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
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 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): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): N.R.
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 36.7%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 39%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 41.4%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $915
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $886
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $568
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 5.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 4|8
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $67,355
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 3|8
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 5.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 2|8
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $69,965
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 4|8
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 8.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 2|8
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $81,790
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 5|8
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 9.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 2|8
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $81,678
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 4|8
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 38.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 3|8
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $104,040
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 3|8
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 44.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 1|8
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $106,537
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 4|8
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 12.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 6|8
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 12.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 4|8
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $1,674,023
2016-17 Actual: $404,570
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $2,078,593
2017-18 Actual: $212,620
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0