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District: HARMONY TWP (2040)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: WARREN
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $6,392,378
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 364.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,554
2014-15 Total Spending: $6,654,957
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 360.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,478
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,478
Revenue Sources, State: 11.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 63
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 122.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,271
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 39|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,460
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,657
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 50|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,536
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,424
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,889
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,536
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $435
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $504
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $472
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,453
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,772
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,047
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 84.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,939
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 79%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 76.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,881
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,044
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,171
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 70.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 69.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 64.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,571
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $680
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 43.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $712
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 40.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $872
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|75
% 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): 38.8%
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): $79
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $70
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $167
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 35.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $15
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 47|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $62,615
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,640
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 63
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 47|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $65,393
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 81.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $42,660
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 17|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 122.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $75,600
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 21|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 230.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $63,900
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 14.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 27.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,037,946
2013-14 Actual: $701,391
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,739,337
2014-15 Actual: $441,620
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $244,818
Actual Excess (2014-15): $321,213

* 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.