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Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending March 2011

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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)
2008-09 Total Spending: $20,718,627
2008-09 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 867.3
2008-09 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,890
2008-09 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45
2009-10 Total Spending: $20,934,479
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 813.1
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,748
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending Per Pupil: $25,748
Revenue Sources, State: 32.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 47.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 7.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 12.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2009 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8
  Student/Support Ratio: 62.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 104.4
10/15/09 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 22.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2008-09 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,147
2008-09 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,967
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,916
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 43
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $10,976
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $11,931
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 59.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $10,563
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 59%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $10,212
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 56.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2008-09): 93%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $11,182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 56%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 93.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $9,862
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 55%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 93.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $529
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $480
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $2,438
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $3,104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $2,546
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 14.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $2,159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2008-09): 88.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,695
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 86.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $2,248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 88.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,600
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,794
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,740
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2008-09): 84.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,542
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 41
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2009-10): 86%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,518
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 87.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $2,363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $2,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2008-09): 43%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 50.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $915
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 37.8%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.2%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $720
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $739
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $618
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 3.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2008-09): 25.6%
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 25.8%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 35.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2008-09): $3
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $43
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $3
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2009-10): 8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 44
Teacher Salary (2009-10): $64,663
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 42
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 8.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 45
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $66,911
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 43
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2009-10): 62.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 41
Support Service Salary (2009-10): $69,117
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 24
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 63
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 39
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $65,456
Salary Ranking (2010-11): 21
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 104.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 40
Administrator Salary (2009-10): $102,480
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 8
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 121.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 33
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $101,610
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 5
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 14.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 7
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 16.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 4
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2008-09): $1,508,971
2008-09 Actual: $753,604
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $2,262,575
2009-10 Actual: $579,148
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2008-09): $344,651
Actual Excess (2009-10): $778,010
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