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District: GARWOOD BORO (1710)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $9,074,969
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 518.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,510
2014-15 Total Spending: $8,938,878
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 497.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,978
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,978
Revenue Sources, State: 13.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 80.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 195.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,029
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 4|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,513
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 5|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,211
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 6|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,496
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,609
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,014
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,052
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,503
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,504
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,844
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,379
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,569
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 85.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,442
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,722
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $67
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $74
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 78.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 77.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,307
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 75.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,701
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,020
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $739
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 51%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $878
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 51.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,022
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 50.6%
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): $132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $173
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 34.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $21
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $52
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $21
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $58,814
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,064
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 80.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 31|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $40,103
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 80.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $48,985
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 26|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 195.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $115,603
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 61|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 158.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $100,074
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $806,591
2013-14 Actual: $72,469
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $879,060
2014-15 Actual: $439,211
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.