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District: SALEM CO SPECIAL SERVICE (4635)
Operating Type CSSD
County: SALEM
Operating Type CSSD Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $9,122,485
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 204.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $44,634
2015-16 Total Spending: $9,063,518
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 197.2
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $45,967
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $45,967
Revenue Sources, State: 12.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 10.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 74.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 3%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 4.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 5.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 20.8
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 85.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $36,274
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 1|8
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $36,780
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 1|8
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $42,453
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 1|8
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $20,204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $23,684
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $27,701
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 65.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $19,485
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $22,189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $26,158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,096
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,049
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $4,715
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,889
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 96.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $4,561
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 96.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $5,919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 95.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,646
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 21.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $5,998
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $5,837
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $131
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,811
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 89.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $5,273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 87.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $4,906
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 84.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,711
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $902
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 26.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $440
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 18.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 14.1%
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): $
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%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 43%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 40.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 46.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $150
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $194
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 4.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|8
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $52,860
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|8
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 4.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|8
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $53,740
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 1|8
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 5.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|8
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $58,210
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|8
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 6.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|8
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $59,575
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 3|8
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 20.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|8
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $86,751
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|8
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 18.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|8
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $107,537
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 4|8
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 8.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|8
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 7.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|8
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $886,749
2014-15 Actual: $237,236
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,123,985
2015-16 Actual: $15,012
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
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.