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District: FAIRFIELD TWP (1460)
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)
2013-14 Total Spending: $11,349,889
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 626
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,131
2014-15 Total Spending: $11,303,538
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 643.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,555
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,555
Revenue Sources, State: 82.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 11.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 112.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 157.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,320
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 6|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,182
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 4|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,074
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 5|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 65.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 66.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,525
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $69
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,401
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,339
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,744
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $803
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 57.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 55.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $934
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 53.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 75.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 72.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $989
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 72.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $932
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $975
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,048
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 16.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|65
% 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): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 13.3%
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): $67
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $70
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $72
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 34.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 38.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $5
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $11
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $62
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $52,172
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $54,762
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 112.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $57,689
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 113.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $61,265
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 30|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 157.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 21|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $88,969
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 212.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $84,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 14.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 31|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $402,993
2013-14 Actual: $288,310
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $691,303
2014-15 Actual: $-68,056
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
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.