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District: SOMERS POINT CITY (4800)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: ATLANTIC
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $16,298,314
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,111.8
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,659
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 15
2012-13 Total Spending: $17,321,476
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,096.3
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,801
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 18
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,801
Revenue Sources, State: 43.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 50.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.8%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 74.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 135.8
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,953
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 29
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,595
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 32
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,032
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 27
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 62.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,673
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 60.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $8,322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 59.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 95.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 95.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $7,878
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $233
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,794
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,804
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,823
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 22
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,625
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 90.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,679
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 93.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,641
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,312
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,079
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 85.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,083
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 86.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,096
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 83.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,662
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 51.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $696
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 41.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $684
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 51.4%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 31.5%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 33.2%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 35.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $25
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $22
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $29
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 76
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $56,602
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 19
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 10.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 79
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $52,820
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 5
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 74.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 52
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $64,162
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 27
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 68.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 56
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $63,512
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 23
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 135.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 76
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $96,562
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 8
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 152.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 57
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $90,376
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 2
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 14.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 17.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 32
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $1,580,257
2011-12 Actual: $255,624
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $1,835,881
2012-13 Actual: $26,393
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $600,094
Actual Excess (2012-13): $605,037