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District: BLAIRSTOWN TWP (400)
Operating Type K-6
County: WARREN
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $9,281,281
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 537.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,263
2014-15 Total Spending: $9,375,847
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 544.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,218
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,218
Revenue Sources, State: 28.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 66.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 56.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 91.6
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,725
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 24|56
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,448
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 17|56
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,539
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 23|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,760
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,549
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,085
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $528
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $95
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $165
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,621
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 19.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,528
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,935
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 87.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,183
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,465
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 84%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,045
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 77.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,056
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 79.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 83.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,559
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $414
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 26.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 28.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $442
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|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): 32%
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): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $74
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $127
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $428
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $31
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|56
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $57,565
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $56,238
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 56.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 50|56
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $64,578
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 48.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $64,694
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 37|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 91.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|56
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $97,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 22|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 109.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $108,734
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 11
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $942,806
2013-14 Actual: $60,332
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,003,138
2014-15 Actual: $330,407
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $169,367
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.