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Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending March 2011

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District: ELIZABETH CITY (1320)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2008-09 Total Spending: $431,527,974
2008-09 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 22,558
2008-09 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,130
2008-09 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 85
2009-10 Total Spending: $463,427,035
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 23,003.3
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,146
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 88
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,146
Revenue Sources, State: 73.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 10.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 15.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2009 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 73.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 197.7
10/15/09 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2008-09 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,867
2008-09 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 88
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,842
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 94
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,678
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 92
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $9,132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 96
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 61.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $9,674
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 96
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 61.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $9,346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 93
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 59.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $8,478
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 90
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 57%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2008-09): 92.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $8,962
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 95
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 56.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 92.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $8,740
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 90
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 55.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 93.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $332
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $445
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 102
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $414
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 102
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 102
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 99
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $2,118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 81
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $2,617
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 16.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,898
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2008-09): 89.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 81
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 88.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $2,080
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 84
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 79.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 72
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 78
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.4%
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): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 86
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2008-09): 79.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 7.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2009-10): 81.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 72
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 81.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $2,024
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 96
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $2,050
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 96
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 8.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2008-09): 62.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,349
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 8.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 62.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,290
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 8.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 62.9%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (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): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $131
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2008-09): 26.9%
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 27.2%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 26.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2008-09): $105
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $87
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $45
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2009-10): 10.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 97
Teacher Salary (2009-10): $63,239
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 88
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $67,968
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 76
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2009-10): 73.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 73
Support Service Salary (2009-10): $78,559
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 64
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 89.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 39
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $84,094
Salary Ranking (2010-11): 80
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 197.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 34
Administrator Salary (2009-10): $107,594
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 15
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 307.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 2
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $109,213
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 14
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 21.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 3
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 29.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 1
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2008-09): $10,630,504
2008-09 Actual: $2,211,787
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $12,842,291
2009-10 Actual: $-3,530,387
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2008-09): $0
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
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