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District: CHERRY HILL TWP (800)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending: $188,152,945
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 11,480.2
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,389
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37
2010-11 Total Spending: $180,708,667
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 11,507.3
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,704
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 33
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,704
Revenue Sources, State: 12.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2010 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 73.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 263.8
10/15/10 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,618
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,067
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 36
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,061
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 45
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,814
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 61.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,482
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 62%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $8,185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 62.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,389
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 58.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,025
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $7,609
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 58.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 93%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 96
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,989
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,884
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,028
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 15.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,776
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 89.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,636
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 86.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,750
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 86.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,369
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,341
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2009-10): 84%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,083
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2010-11): 85.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 85.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $624
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 53.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $587
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 49.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $674
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 54.4%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 33.4%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 30.9%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 33.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $28
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $45
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 13.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 30
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $57,302
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 25
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 13.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 29
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $60,850
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 42
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 73.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 79
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $88,948
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 92
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 74.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 75
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $92,237
Salary Ranking (2011-12): 98
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 263.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 4
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $133,233
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 93
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 273.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 2
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $134,957
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 91
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 23.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 4
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 24
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 4
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $18,583,251
2009-10 Actual: $-5,192,032
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $13,391,219
2010-11 Actual: $3,352,999
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
Actual Excess (2010-11): $0
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