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District: ALLOWAY TWP (60)
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)
2013-14 Total Spending: $8,559,987
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 556.4
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,385
2014-15 Total Spending: $8,858,120
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 530.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,701
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,701
Revenue Sources, State: 50.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 44%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 3.4%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 90.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 122.6
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,740
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 8|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,071
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 7|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,560
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 3|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,555
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,673
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,918
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,274
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,470
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $269
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,410
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,496
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,269
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,092
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 77.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,091
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 72.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,596
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,686
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 86.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,372
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 86%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,425
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 84.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,269
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 36.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $508
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 41.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|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): 40.5%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $83
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $55
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $79
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $64,409
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,460
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 90.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 25|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $62,670
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 54|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 97
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $63,255
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 57|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 122.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $90,270
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 155.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $101,946
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 11.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,257,529
2013-14 Actual: $40,594
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,298,123
2014-15 Actual: $-96,962
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $143,670
Actual Excess (2014-15): $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.