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District: CLARK TWP (0850)
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)
2014-15 Total Spending: $37,974,088
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,356.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,117
2015-16 Total Spending: $41,830,399
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,328.8
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,963
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,963
Revenue Sources, State: 16.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 77%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 4.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 81.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 175.3
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,057
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 9|69
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,598
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 12|71
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,761
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 18|71
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,483
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,892
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,997
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 29|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $226
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,802
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,830
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 16|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,901
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,659
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 90.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,698
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 89.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 12|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 58|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $974
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 74.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,026
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 78.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,029
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 74.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,422
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $402
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 31.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $452
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 31.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $555
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 36.3%
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): $384
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $378
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $451
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 24.7%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 27.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $34
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $148
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $31
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|71
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,905
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|71
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 14.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 16|71
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $57,905
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 9|71
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 81.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|71
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $65,405
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|71
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 84.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 31|71
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $61,755
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 10|71
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 175.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|71
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $101,155
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|71
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 157.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 32|71
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $99,710
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 2|71
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|71
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 12.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 43|71
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,054,084
2014-15 Actual: $773,489
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $4,827,573
2015-16 Actual: $-1,854,229
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $884,050
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.