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District: PLAINFIELD CITY (4160)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending: $153,180,836
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,826.5
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,572
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 84
2010-11 Total Spending: $151,325,551
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,915.6
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,117
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 87
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,117
Revenue Sources, State: 78%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 14.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 6.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.2%
Fall 2010 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 76.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 178.2
10/15/10 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,155
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 96
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,650
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 95
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,638
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 90
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $8,534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 52.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $8,284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 52.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $8,481
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 54.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $8,138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 50.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,993
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 51.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 96.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $8,197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 52.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 96.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $306
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 78
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $90
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $62
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,794
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 90
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 17.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $2,481
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 86
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 17%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,592
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 94
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 16%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 92.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $2,356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 15.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 15.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 90.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,936
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 106
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,938
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 105
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,670
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 95
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $84
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 95
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 99
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,616
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 105
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2009-10): 83.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 105
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2010-11): 80.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 86
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 79.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,667
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $2,704
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 17.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 16.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,594
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 59.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,645
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 104
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,524
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 102
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 59.8%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
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 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): $160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 30.9%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 34.8%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 36.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $62
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $101
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $54
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 12.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 57
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $71,415
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 87
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 52
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $70,776
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 82
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 76.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 71
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $84,722
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 81
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 78.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 66
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $87,500
Salary Ranking (2011-12): 86
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 178.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 76
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $130,200
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 80
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 202.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 44
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $130,200
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 74
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 16.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 72
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 18.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 45
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $6,293,865
2009-10 Actual: $-1,022,162
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $5,271,703
2010-11 Actual: $924,243
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
Actual Excess (2010-11): $1,448,998
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