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Inside ACA — October 2006 Printable Version (PDF)

Current Research

Enrollment Survey
Salary Survey
Budget Comparison Data Available

Enrollment Survey
Camp Directors! We need your enrollment data!!! We asked in January and April how your enrollment and recruitment processes were going—now we want to know exactly how your summer went. Please go online to and complete a brief ten-minute survey that asks for you to estimate enrollment and recruitment information for the Summer of 2006 as compared to Summer 2005. These data are CRITICAL to our efforts to develop trends and track changes that may be occurring around the country. Once you complete the survey, you can immediately look at the results and even “filter” the information by characteristics like camp type, sponsorship, section, etc. Go online TODAY (but if not today, at least by Oct. 27) and contribute your valuable data to our efforts to have accurate enrollment information for you!


Salary Survey

Been wondering if your salaries are in line with what staff are paid from another camp similar to you? Check your mail boxes for this year's industry survey focused on Salaries and Compensation. This mailed questionnaire was sent to 1,700 camps randomly selected to provide this vital information, so if you receive one, please fill it out and return it by Oct. 27! We need our information to be as accurate as possible, so every single survey response is important to us. This questionnaire is the second in our annual systematic industry surveys, and the effort to compile needed information around business operations (Fall ‘05); salary information (Fall '06); and program/site information (Fall '07) so the data are never older than three years, AND we can start to track trends. Thanks for your help!!

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Budget Comparison Data Available
Building your budget for next year? Forty percent of camp directors completed the Business Operations Survey last fall indicating what percent of the camp's budget is designated for food, salaries, insurance, etc.

This information is available FREE to all ACA members. Go to www.ACAcamps.org/research and look for the "ACA Camp Business Operations Report – 2006." Data is available based on region of the country, camp type (day and resident), sponsor group, and budget size.

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