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District: BLAIRSTOWN TWP (0400)
Operating Type K-6
County: WARREN
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $9,375,847
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 544.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,218
2015-16 Total Spending: $9,518,126
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 510.4
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,650
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,650
Revenue Sources, State: 29.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 66.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 48.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 109.5
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,448
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 17|56
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,754
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 26|56
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,296
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 23|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,886
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,462
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 91.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $528
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $582
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $95
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,528
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,567
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,902
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,183
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 86.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,497
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,056
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 79.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 80.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 80.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,773
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,554
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 28.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 25%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 30.1%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.8%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 29.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $428
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $133
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $31
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $56,238
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 8.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 46|56
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $58,791
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 24|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 48.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $64,694
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 52.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 46|56
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $67,229
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 41|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 109.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $108,734
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 79.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 44|56
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $103,858
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 28|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 11.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,003,138
2014-15 Actual: $330,407
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,333,545
2015-16 Actual: $184,950
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $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.