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District: COMMERCIAL TWP (0950)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: CUMBERLAND
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $15,482,004
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 834.2
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,559
2013-14 Total Spending: $14,792,309
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 835.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,702
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,702
Revenue Sources, State: 80.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 13.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 83.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 171.8
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 18.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,988
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 15|62
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,923
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11|62
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,714
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 13|62
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,733
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 17|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 64.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 22|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 68%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,169
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 17|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,369
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 19|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 61.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 95.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,733
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 24|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $7,831
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 18|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 15|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 18|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 11|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 40|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 36|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 33|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 4|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 3|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 5|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $979
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 4|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 75.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $717
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 2|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 61.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $973
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 4|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 67.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,523
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 26|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,360
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 12|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,761
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 32|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 18|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 24|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 9|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $824
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 8|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 54.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $920
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 6|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 67.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,328
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 32|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 75.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 25|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 16|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 14|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 5|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 17.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $99
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 4|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 7.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 4|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 12.6%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 1|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 4|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 2|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 6|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 41.3%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 37.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 46.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $9
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $103
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 13
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 8|62
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $59,530
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 31|62
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|62
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $58,779
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 22|62
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 83.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 30|62
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $53,945
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 8|62
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 92.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|62
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $58,982
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 20|62
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 171.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 12|62
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $88,845
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 8|62
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 174.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|62
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $91,720
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|62
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 15.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 25|62
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|62
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $1,804,451
2012-13 Actual: $-642,672
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,161,779
2013-14 Actual: $-128,977
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $584,774
Actual Excess (2013-14): $14,587