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District: KNOWLTON TWP (2470)
Operating Type K-6
County: WARREN
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $4,682,170
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 217.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,569
2015-16 Total Spending: $4,542,681
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 201.5
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,544
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,544
Revenue Sources, State: 39.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 57.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 7.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 47.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 64.2
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,886
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 42|56
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,393
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 41|56
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,665
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 44|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 67%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,697
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,670
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,078
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $339
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $548
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,760
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,863
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,537
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 93.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,880
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 88.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,098
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,811
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 85.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,888
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 85.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,729
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 82.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,563
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $746
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 46%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $752
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 48.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $737
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 34.4%
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): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 28.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $82
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $301
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $206
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 7.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,182
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 7.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 50|56
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $59,025
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 28|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 47.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $45,573
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 44.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 53|56
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $46,301
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 9|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 64.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $70,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 64.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 51|56
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $71,890
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 7|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 9.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 9.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 42|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $616,495
2014-15 Actual: $183,418
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $799,913
2015-16 Actual: $345,509
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $195,035
Actual Excess (2015-16): $316,216

* 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.