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District: BELVIDERE TOWN (280)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: WARREN
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $12,347,755
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 740.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,679
2014-15 Total Spending: $12,967,665
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 775.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,729
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,729
Revenue Sources, State: 31.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 27.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 39.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 59
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 115.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,035
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 27|49
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,946
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 25|49
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,440
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 30|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,969
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,983
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,659
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,665
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,482
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $496
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $452
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,832
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,786
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,812
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,577
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 86.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,483
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 83%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 84.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,911
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,084
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,608
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 85.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,647
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 86.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,778
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 85.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,759
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,696
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $751
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 42.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $743
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 43.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $800
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 36.3%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $570
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $682
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 32.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 34%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $233
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $269
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $143
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|49
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $54,520
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $56,370
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 59
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|49
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $57,520
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 57.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $59,870
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 14|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 115.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|49
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $97,233
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 112.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $102,939
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 12.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,359,084
2013-14 Actual: $120,514
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,479,598
2014-15 Actual: $297,405
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $300,000
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0

* Districts that did not report any values (N.R.), and those that moved from a different enrollment group (N.A.) are excluded from the rankings.