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District: PHILLIPSBURG TOWN (4100)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: WARREN
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $76,963,742
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,812.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,189
2014-15 Total Spending: $81,811,268
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,832.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,348
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,348
Revenue Sources, State: 65.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 12.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 18.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 65.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 219.1
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,980
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 88|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,997
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 87|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,393
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 91|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,354
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,603
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,535
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,950
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,039
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $173
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $231
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $212
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,515
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,773
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 89.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,854
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,734
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $79
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,218
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 65.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 75.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 71.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,901
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,791
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,923
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $875
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 46%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $877
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 49%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $937
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 48.7%
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): $381
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $390
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 32%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 37.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $43
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $33
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $72
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 74|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $76,878
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 86|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 74|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $77,878
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 92|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 65.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 84|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $70,735
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 64.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 88|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $71,810
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 35|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 219.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $129,805
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 66|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 156.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 73|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $109,680
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 22.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $6,029,487
2013-14 Actual: $2,518,225
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $8,547,712
2014-15 Actual: $3,045,963
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $577,464
Actual Excess (2014-15): $337,559

* 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.