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District: EWING TWP (1430)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MERCER
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $78,198,509
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,659
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,372
2015-16 Total Spending: $79,871,347
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,605.8
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,151
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,151
Revenue Sources, State: 21.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 72.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1%
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.5%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 65.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 167.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,184
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 68|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,401
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 67|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,322
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 69|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,635
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 83|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,966
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,726
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 85|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 60|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,019
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,861
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,927
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,037
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 86.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,360
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,454
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,663
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 89.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 86%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,449
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 82|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 87.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,717
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,826
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,851
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 63|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $882
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 51.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,059
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 58%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,031
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 61|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 55.7%
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): $316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.5%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 34.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $26
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $47
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $55
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 93|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $63,816
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 73|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $60,618
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 12|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 65.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 82|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $72,445
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 82.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 43|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $72,174
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 23|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 167.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 58|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $141,726
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 87|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 176.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 51|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $145,745
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 91|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 18.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 17.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 36|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $8,182,308
2014-15 Actual: $-344,418
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $7,837,890
2015-16 Actual: $270,725
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,300,000
Actual Excess (2015-16): $2,605,100

* 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.