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District: CLARK TWP (850)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $36,962,497
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,354
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,702
2014-15 Total Spending: $37,974,088
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,356.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,117
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,117
Revenue Sources, State: 14.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 77.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 82.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 178.4
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,989
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,057
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 9|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,023
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 13|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,712
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,892
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $179
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,876
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,802
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,898
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,660
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 88.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 90%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,500
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,041
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 82.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $974
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 74.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 74.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|69
% 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): 28.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $402
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 31.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $401
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 28.5%
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): $364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $384
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $436
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 25.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $110
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $34
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $28
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $56,015
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,905
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 82.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $61,640
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 81.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $65,405
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 21|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 178.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $121,224
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 31|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 175.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $101,155
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,606,470
2013-14 Actual: $1,447,614
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,054,084
2014-15 Actual: $773,489
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $903,849
Actual Excess (2014-15): $884,050

* 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.