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District: MOUNT LAUREL TWP (3440)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: BURLINGTON
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $75,079,967
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,251.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,661
2015-16 Total Spending: $78,135,024
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,238.6
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,434
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,434
Revenue Sources, State: 17.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 79.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.8%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 72.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 210.3
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,387
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 27|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,882
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 30|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,257
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 20|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,545
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,806
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,372
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 65.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,496
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 64%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 97.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,782
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 16|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,704
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,541
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 16|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 86.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,583
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 92.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,372
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $981
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 77.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 78.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,077
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 78.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,663
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,780
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 57|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,599
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $833
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 50.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $870
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 48.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 50.6%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $74
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 31.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $58
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $2
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $61
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $71,590
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 71|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 14.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 10|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $71,590
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 69|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 72.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $75,164
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 102.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 14|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $67,268
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 32|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 210.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $113,276
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 221.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 4|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $115,198
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 30|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 20.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 17.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 23|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $9,744,633
2014-15 Actual: $395,345
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $10,139,978
2015-16 Actual: $145,927
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $3,169,985
Actual Excess (2015-16): $3,005,008

* 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.