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District: ALPHA BORO (70)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: WARREN
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $5,365,836
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 331.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,189
2014-15 Total Spending: $5,840,806
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 312.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,666
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,666
Revenue Sources, State: 41.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 55.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 87.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 99.6
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,162
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 27|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,484
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 28|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,437
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 17|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,061
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,582
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 66.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,572
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 66.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,750
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $154
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,920
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,673
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,169
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 53.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,088
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 56.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $881
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 52.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,628
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 70|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $986
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 60.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,083
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 62.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,079
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 63.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,212
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 64.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $789
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 65.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $901
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 62.3%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 33.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $56
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $54,220
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 20|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 6.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 71|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $58,368
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 87.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $35,464
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 83.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $37,773
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 8|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 99.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $75,297
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 20|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 92.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $80,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 11.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,167,532
2013-14 Actual: $139,062
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,306,594
2014-15 Actual: $-219,895
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $333,706
Actual Excess (2014-15): $150,586

* 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.