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District: SALEM CO SPECIAL SERVICE (4635)
Operating Type CSSD
County: SALEM
Operating Type CSSD Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $8,069,448
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 235.4
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $34,285
2014-15 Total Spending: $9,122,485
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 204.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $44,634
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $44,634
Revenue Sources, State: 11.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 10.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 77.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 2.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 30.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 89.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $27,617
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 1|8
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $36,274
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 1|8
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $41,508
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 1|8
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $14,997
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $20,204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $26,447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $14,262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 51.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $19,485
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $24,696
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $499
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,715
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,049
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $4,833
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 97.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,889
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 96.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $4,340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 19.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,646
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 21.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $148
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,806
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,811
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 89.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 85.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,306
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,891
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $327
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $902
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 26.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $389
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 13.5%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
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): 45%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 43%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 45.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
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): 15.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|8
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $51,303
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|8
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 4.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|8
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $52,860
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|8
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 2.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|8
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $51,598
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|8
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|8
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $58,210
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 3|8
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 30.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|8
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $83,625
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|8
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 20.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|8
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $86,751
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|8
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 12.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|8
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 8.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|8
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $290,682
2013-14 Actual: $596,067
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $886,749
2014-15 Actual: $237,236
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.