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District: DOWNE TWP (1120)
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: $4,230,507
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 219
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,315
2014-15 Total Spending: $4,411,420
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 220.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,992
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,992
Revenue Sources, State: 54.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 28.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 10.2%
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.5%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 191
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 191
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,669
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 22|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,919
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 21|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,026
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 26|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.9%
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): 59.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,874
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,074
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 98.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,603
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $223
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,798
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 21%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 56.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,954
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 69.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 73.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,499
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11
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): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $755
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 50.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $478
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 37.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $504
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 38.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,538
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,542
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $577
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 37.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $422
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 29.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 25.4%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 39.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $132
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): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $69,267
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 70|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $64,084
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 191
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $53,242
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 38|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 180
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $54,800
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 40|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 191
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $74,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 180
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $96,101
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 19.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 18
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,302,025
2013-14 Actual: $-246,072
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,055,953
2014-15 Actual: $-184,901
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $94,993
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.