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District: LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK (2800)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: SALEM
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $4,445,568
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 196.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,640
2015-16 Total Spending: $4,581,498
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 189
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,237
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,237
Revenue Sources, State: 23.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 60.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 10.8%
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.4%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 7.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 162.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 289.3
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,667
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46|75
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,086
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45|75
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,626
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 49|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,852
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 65.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11,543
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 67.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $12,008
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 64.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 89%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,802
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 60|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,986
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 91.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $752
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $390
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $402
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $620
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,494
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,875
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $569
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 35.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $826
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 55.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $776
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 41.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,909
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,762
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,981
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $989
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 51.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $942
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 53.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 56.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,016
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,411
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 52|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $675
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 33.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $719
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 35.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $758
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 31.4%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.2%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 32.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $181
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $70
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $118
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 7.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,110
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 8.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 46|75
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $69,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 68|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 162.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $50,100
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17):
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): N.R.
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $
Salary Ranking (2016-17): N.R.
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 289.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $64,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 158.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 9|75
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $112,200
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 57|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 37.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 18.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 9|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,718,051
2014-15 Actual: $276,001
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,994,052
2015-16 Actual: $211,727
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $462,894
Actual Excess (2015-16): $527,172

* 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.