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Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending March 2011

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District: CLARK TWP (850)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2008-09 Total Spending: $36,964,300
2008-09 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,338
2008-09 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,810
2008-09 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 30
2009-10 Total Spending: $38,185,324
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,312.6
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,512
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 32
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,512
Revenue Sources, State: 14.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 76.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 5.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2009 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12
  Student/Support Ratio: 87.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 156.1
10/15/09 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2008-09 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,120
2008-09 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 26
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,513
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 28
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,523
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 10
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $7,054
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 22
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 58.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 58.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $7,468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 64.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $6,539
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 53.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2008-09): 92.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $6,865
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 22
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 54.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 93.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $6,999
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 60.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 93.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $228
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $231
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $2,114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 17.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 18.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,610
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 14%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,982
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 16.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2008-09): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,231
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 17.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 95.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,503
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 93.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,047
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $883
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 7.7%
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): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $812
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 6.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2008-09): 77.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $865
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2009-10): 80.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $746
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 6.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 84.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,494
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 2.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2008-09): 23.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 3.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 29.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 22.4%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.1%
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): $405
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2008-09): 23.7%
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 26%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 25%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2008-09): $19
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $22
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2009-10): 12
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 48
Teacher Salary (2009-10): $53,410
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 12
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 45
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $54,365
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 8
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2009-10): 87.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 21
Support Service Salary (2009-10): $75,770
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 88.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 25
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $59,935
Salary Ranking (2010-11): 4
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 156.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 34
Administrator Salary (2009-10): $119,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 37
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 162
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 33
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $99,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 7
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 14.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 25
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 14.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 32
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2008-09): $3,357,780
2008-09 Actual: $-994,089
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $2,363,691
2009-10 Actual: $-734,003
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2008-09): $0
Actual Excess (2009-10): $249,109
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