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District: DEERFIELD TWP (1020)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: CUMBERLAND
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $6,072,624
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 350.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,326
2014-15 Total Spending: $6,128,987
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 341.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,929
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,929
Revenue Sources, State: 51.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 42.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 59.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 113
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,129
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,053
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 13|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,416
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 8|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,875
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,211
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,803
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $72
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,477
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,937
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,013
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 68.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,453
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 75%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,744
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 80.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,494
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,621
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 77.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 80.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 83.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,275
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|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): $208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 16.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 15.5%
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): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 37.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 34.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
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): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $57,579
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $63,879
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 59.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 52|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $51,130
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 61.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $55,250
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 43|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 113
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $100,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 108.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $102,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 11.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 11.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $668,251
2013-14 Actual: $6,271
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $674,522
2014-15 Actual: $136,565
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $62,116
Actual Excess (2014-15): $160,850

* 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.