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District: HAMILTON TWP (1950)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MERCER
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending: $193,873,742
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 12,980.3
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,936
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10
2010-11 Total Spending: $185,048,800
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 12,765
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,497
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending Per Pupil: $14,497
Revenue Sources, State: 42.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 51.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1%
Fall 2010 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 81
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 219.9
10/15/10 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,217
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 6
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,032
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,310
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 25
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $6,861
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 61.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $6,916
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 62.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $7,607
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 61.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $6,611
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 58.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 96.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $6,658
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 60.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $7,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 59.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 96.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,608
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,538
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,718
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,504
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 93.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,596
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 92.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,019
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,026
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $922
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2009-10): 90.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $937
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 22
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2010-11): 91.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $965
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 89.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,498
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,369
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,555
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $974
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 80
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 8.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 65%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $882
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 64.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $954
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 72
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 7.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 61.4%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.3%
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): $175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $154
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 22
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 29.1%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 33.1%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 36.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $32
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $36
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $33
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 13.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 23
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $64,309
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 58
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 13.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 29
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $67,694
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 72
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 81
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 61
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $68,409
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 22
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 81.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 57
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $73,094
Salary Ranking (2011-12): 41
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 219.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 28
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $112,243
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 19
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 220
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 27
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $111,121
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 21
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 18.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 28
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 19
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 34
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $19,887,097
2009-10 Actual: $-1,072,659
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $18,814,438
2010-11 Actual: $4,818,587
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2009-10): $1,313,286
Actual Excess (2010-11): $5,304,927
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