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District: KNOWLTON TWP (2470)
Operating Type K-6
County: WARREN
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $4,707,396
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 242.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,434
2014-15 Total Spending: $4,682,170
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 217.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,569
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,569
Revenue Sources, State: 37.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 56.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 2.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 52.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 81.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,085
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 33|56
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,886
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 42|56
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,916
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 46|56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 67.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 67%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,882
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 65.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 97.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,670
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,409
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $171
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $372
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,420
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,760
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 85%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,537
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,482
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 90.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,939
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 78.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,811
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 85.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,729
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 83.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,526
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,940
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $659
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 43.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $746
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 46%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $774
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 39.9%
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): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $50
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $82
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $23
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 8.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 52|56
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $61,320
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 7.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|56
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,182
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|56
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 52.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 51|56
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $44,368
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 47.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|56
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $45,573
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 10|56
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 81.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|56
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $68,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 64.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|56
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $70,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|56
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 11.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 9.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|56
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $615,859
2013-14 Actual: $636
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $616,495
2014-15 Actual: $183,418
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $21,944
Actual Excess (2014-15): $195,035

* 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.