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District: LAWRENCE TWP (2580)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MERCER
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $75,607,907
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,070.2
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,576
2013-14 Total Spending: $75,346,021
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,070.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,509
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,509
Revenue Sources, State: 14.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 81.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.9%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 60.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 160.1
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,907
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 58|103
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,996
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 50|103
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,677
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 48|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,015
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 57.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,117
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,574
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,647
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 55%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,663
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,070
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $420
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $460
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,539
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 18.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,505
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,681
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,352
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 16.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 92.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 93.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,469
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,084
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 89.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,071
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 88.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 89.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,850
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,876
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,850
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 59.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,062
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 56.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,096
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 59.2%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): |103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): |103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 27.5%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $33
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $30
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $23
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 41|10
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $63,001
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 39|10
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|10
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $60,751
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|10
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 60.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 94|10
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $77,981
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 66|10
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 59.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 95|10
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $68,751
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 25|10
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 160.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 70|10
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $122,614
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 47|10
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 159.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 79|10
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $124,603
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 48|10
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 69|10
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 76|10
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $10,746,522
2012-13 Actual: $-713,178
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $10,033,344
2013-14 Actual: $570,994
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $76,872
Actual Excess (2013-14): $26,210
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