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District: SPRINGFIELD TWP (5000)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $42,068,074
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,348.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,916
2014-15 Total Spending: $42,990,239
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,323.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,504
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,504
Revenue Sources, State: 11.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 93.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 142.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,657
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 15|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,447
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 24|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,878
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 23|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,814
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,097
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,545
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,806
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $236
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,820
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,890
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,038
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,523
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 83.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 82.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,527
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 74.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,312
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $982
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 85%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,020
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 77.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,069
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 83.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,765
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,940
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,895
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $799
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|69
% 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): 45.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $856
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 44.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $977
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 51.6%
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.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): $378
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $164
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $96
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $70
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $68,374
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 51|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $68,724
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 93.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $73,705
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 85.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $73,752
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 43|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 142.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 48|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $106,333
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 126.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 58|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $114,075
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 11.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 66|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $5,228,506
2013-14 Actual: $-590,114
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,638,392
2014-15 Actual: $1,261,675
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $159,789
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.