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District: WASHINGTON TWP (5530)
Operating Type K-6
County: WARREN
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $9,765,792
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 520
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,779
2015-16 Total Spending: $9,977,850
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 484.7
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,586
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,586
Revenue Sources, State: 37.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 60%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 65.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 119.3
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 19.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,181
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 32|56
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,403
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|56
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,874
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 33|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,985
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,538
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,498
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,535
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,029
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $328
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $211
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,905
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,524
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 20.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,598
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 89.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,926
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,117
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 88.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,796
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,906
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|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): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 36|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,527
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 85%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,569
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 82.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 81.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,409
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,569
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,596
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $587
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 41.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $643
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 41%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $719
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 45.1%
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): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.2%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 26.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $112
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $142
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $92
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $67,628
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 9.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 37|56
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $64,465
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 45|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 65.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $58,322
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 60.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 39|56
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $56,615
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 22|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 119.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $114,112
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 117.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 30|56
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $116,737
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 47|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 14.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 26|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $752,688
2014-15 Actual: $63,686
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $816,374
2015-16 Actual: $266
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.