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District: MERCER CO SPECIAL SERVICE (3103)
Operating Type CSSD
County: MERCER
Operating Type CSSD Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $42,051,644
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 618
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $68,040
2013-14 Total Spending: $40,861,650
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 630.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $64,853
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $64,853
Revenue Sources, State: 9.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 10.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 79.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 5.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 8.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 50.1
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 100%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $56,137
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 7|8
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $56,552
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 7|8
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $63,152
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 7|8
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $38,210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 68.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $33,297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $36,452
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $37,711
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 67.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 98.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $32,801
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 98.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $35,764
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 98.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $389
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $227
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $10,389
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 18.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $13,466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 23.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $14,775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 23.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9,836
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 17.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 94.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $12,741
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 22.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $14,127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 22.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 95.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $3,914
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $6,305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $3,194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 81.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 85.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $5,350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 84.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $3,488
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $5,543
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 36.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,677
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 38.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,440
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 44%
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): |8
% 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): |8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): |8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 36.9%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 37.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 41.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $93
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $108
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $330
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 5.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 5|8
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $84,245
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 7|8
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 6.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|8
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $85,775
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|8
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 8.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 6|8
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $84,675
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 8|8
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 8.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 2|8
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $86,160
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 8|8
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 50.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 2|8
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $115,397
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 6|8
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 51.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|8
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $110,681
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|8
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 14.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 3|8
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|8
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $10,018,571
2012-13 Actual: $-630,438
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $9,388,133
2013-14 Actual: $-915,091
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $0
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
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