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District: SANDYSTON-WALPACK TWP (4650)
Operating Type K-6
County: SUSSEX
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $3,321,746
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 149.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,261
2015-16 Total Spending: $3,415,419
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 149.4
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,863
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,863
Revenue Sources, State: 23.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 62.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 13.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 146.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 146.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,801
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49|56
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,509
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 50|56
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,545
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 42|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,676
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $12,414
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,966
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 64.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,469
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 89.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11,454
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,008
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $557
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $586
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $402
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,812
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 43%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 43.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 41.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,081
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,060
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,094
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $79
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,774
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 85.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,769
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 85.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,807
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 86.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,825
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,576
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 32%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $588
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 33%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $624
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 39.6%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 32.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $51
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $364
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $59,608
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 8.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 45|56
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $60,771
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 36|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 146.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $75,262
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 149.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 4|56
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $53,205
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 19|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 146.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $124,998
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 149.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|56
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $115,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 44|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 18.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,206,292
2014-15 Actual: $-72,737
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,133,555
2015-16 Actual: $-486,499
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $90,861
Actual Excess (2015-16): $78,344

* 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.