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District: GARWOOD BORO (1710)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $8,460,095
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 537
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,756
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11
2012-13 Total Spending: $9,006,670
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 510.9
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,631
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 26
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,631
Revenue Sources, State: 11.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 82.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 4.2%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 86.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 155.6
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 18.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,242
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,124
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 5
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,125
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 7
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $5,937
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 58%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $6,403
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 57.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $6,359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $5,793
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 56.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 97.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $6,228
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 56%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 97.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $6,121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $225
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,422
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,496
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,487
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 85.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 88.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,378
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 92.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,401
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $90
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $879
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 69.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,084
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 77.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,094
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 74.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,487
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,681
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $873
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 58.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $940
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 55.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 50.6%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 26.1%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 28.5%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 28.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $20
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $21
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $20
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 13.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 9
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $58,364
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 36
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 13.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 4
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $58,814
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 39
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 86.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 26
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $39,147
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 18
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 83.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 30
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $40,103
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 18
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 155.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 11
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $110,952
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 51
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 182.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 8
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $95,252
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 36
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 13.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 23
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 15.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 20
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $604,153
2011-12 Actual: $252,246
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $856,399
2012-13 Actual: $-49,810
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $0
Actual Excess (2012-13): $0