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District: LAWRENCE TWP (2580)
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: $79,511,598
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,043.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,666
2015-16 Total Spending: $81,311,709
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,971.5
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,474
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,474
Revenue Sources, State: 16.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 80.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.6%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 59.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 156.9
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,127
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 48|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,076
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 59|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,657
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 53|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,059
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,743
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,619
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,296
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 80|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,508
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,619
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,805
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 75|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,408
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 91.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 80|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 92.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,086
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 86.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 86.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 87.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,015
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,096
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,980
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,087
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 53.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 56%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 83|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 60.2%
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): $245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 70|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.8%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 27.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $87
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $61
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,451
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 73|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $63,926
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 24|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 59.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 96|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $66,451
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 56.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 99|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $72,326
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 24|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 156.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $109,909
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 149.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 86|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $110,891
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 15|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 61|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $10,604,338
2014-15 Actual: $-872,770
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $9,731,568
2015-16 Actual: $980,658
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $181,055
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.