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District: MERCER CO SPECIAL SERVICE (3103)
Operating Type CSSD
County: MERCER
Operating Type CSSD Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $40,861,650
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 630.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $64,853
2014-15 Total Spending: $43,053,599
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 652
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $66,029
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $66,029
Revenue Sources, State: 9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 10.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 79.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 6.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 8.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 51.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 100%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $56,552
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 7|8
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $55,734
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 7|8
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $62,799
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 7|8
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $33,297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $33,180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $36,659
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $32,801
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 98.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $32,561
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 98.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $35,963
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 98.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $400
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $227
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $296
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $13,466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 23.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $13,179
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 23.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $14,541
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 23.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $12,741
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 22.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $12,482
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 22.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 94.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $13,849
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 22.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 95.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,928
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,985
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 85.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,179
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 84.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,027
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 84%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,540
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,677
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|8
% 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): 38.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,907
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 43.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,482
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 44.8%
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): $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%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 37.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 38.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 43.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $108
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $270
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $109
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 6.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|8
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $85,775
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|8
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 6.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|8
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $85,175
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|8
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 8.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|8
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $86,160
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|8
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 8.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|8
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $85,755
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 7|8
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 51.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|8
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $110,681
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|8
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 51.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|8
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $87,336
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|8
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|8
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|8
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $9,388,133
2013-14 Actual: $-915,091
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $8,473,042
2014-15 Actual: $3,173,146
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.