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District: SALEM CITY (4630)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: SALEM
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $28,634,809
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,196.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,934
2015-16 Total Spending: $29,153,818
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,184.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,622
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,622
Revenue Sources, State: 79.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 9.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 5.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 106.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 97.8
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,560
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 43|50
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,794
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 41|49
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,201
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 37|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,639
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,991
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,862
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,487
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,488
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $179
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 29|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $227
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,488
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,407
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,801
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 80.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,868
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 85%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,954
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 86.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,904
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,789
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $69
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,425
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 77.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 77.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,470
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 82.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,028
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,903
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|49
% 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): $1,065
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 49.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $910
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 44.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $881
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 46.3%
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): $411
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $441
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 41.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $17
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $26
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $162
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,179
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 9.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 40|49
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $57,179
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 7|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 106.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $60,179
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 107.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 3|49
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $60,179
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 13|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 97.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $96,094
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 98.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 43|49
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $96,094
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 1|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 11.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 11.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 38|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,569,574
2014-15 Actual: $62,789
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,632,363
2015-16 Actual: $294,195
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $289,190
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,214,232

* 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.