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District: ALLOWAY TWP (0060)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: SALEM
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $8,858,120
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 530.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,701
2015-16 Total Spending: $9,082,310
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 530.5
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,120
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,120
Revenue Sources, State: 50.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 42.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 4.6%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 97.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 155.9
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,071
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 7|75
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,674
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2|75
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,865
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 4|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,673
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,786
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,274
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,396
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,410
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,531
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,851
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,092
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 77.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $985
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 64.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 60.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,596
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,575
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,732
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,372
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 86%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,345
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 85.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,445
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 83.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,148
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $508
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 41.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $490
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 42.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $552
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 41.8%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 32.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $55
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $73
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $58
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,460
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 4|75
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $65,085
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 55|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 97.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $63,255
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 94.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 25|75
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $61,021
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 41|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 155.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $101,946
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 158.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|75
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $85,056
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 22|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 14.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,298,123
2014-15 Actual: $-96,962
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,201,161
2015-16 Actual: $66,259
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $170,692

* 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.