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District: GREAT MEADOWS REGIONAL (1785)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: WARREN
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $20,627,040
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,213.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,004
2014-15 Total Spending: $21,961,503
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,158.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,959
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,959
Revenue Sources, State: 34.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 62.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.8%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11
  Student/Support Ratio: 75.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 151.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,692
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: N.A.
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,616
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: N.A.
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,083
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 32|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,483
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,557
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,064
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,722
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,013
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $282
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $360
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,890
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,927
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,043
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,659
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 87.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 66.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 66.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,717
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,609
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $88
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 76.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 78%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 82.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,711
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,715
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,847
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $856
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 50%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $838
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 48.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $713
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 38.6%
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.A.
% 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.A.
% 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): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 34.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 38%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $33
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $35
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $37
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $59,855
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $59,855
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 75.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $55,478
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 71.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $55,990
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 11|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 151.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $95,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 143.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $95,004
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $999,596
2013-14 Actual: $310,636
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,310,232
2014-15 Actual: $-543,950
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.