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District: HOPE TWP (2250)
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: $4,891,148
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 261.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,687
2014-15 Total Spending: $5,136,733
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 260.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,705
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,705
Revenue Sources, State: 25.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 72%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 89.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 85
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,623
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 32|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,955
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,420
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 32|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,793
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,557
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,423
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,473
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 51.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,167
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,874
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,279
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,640
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,714
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 69.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,773
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 67.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 78.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,058
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 68|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,082
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,741
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 84.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,798
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 82%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,774
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 73|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 85.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,327
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,384
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,033
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,029
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 44.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 47.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,067
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 52.5%
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): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $131
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 38.6%
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): 10.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 38|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $55,740
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $53,520
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 89.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $65,172
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 86.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $68,016
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 61|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 85
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $72,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 78
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $72,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 9.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 9.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,026,614
2013-14 Actual: $220,401
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,247,015
2014-15 Actual: $151,187
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $198,218
Actual Excess (2014-15): $205,346

* 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.