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District: LAWRENCE TWP (2570)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: CUMBERLAND
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $10,534,778
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 619.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,014
2014-15 Total Spending: $10,555,691
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 614.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,179
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,179
Revenue Sources, State: 67.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 21.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 4.5%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.7%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 249.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 124.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,281
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 1|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,911
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 1|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,117
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 2|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 69.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 69.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 65.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,609
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 66.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,979
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $909
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $923
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $699
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 76.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $660
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 71.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $911
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 71.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,223
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,306
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $829
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 73.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 75.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $955
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 73.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $990
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,015
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 37.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $390
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 38.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $412
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 36.6%
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): $111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 25.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $121
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $12
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $63,192
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,266
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 249.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $49,857
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 162
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $58,175
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 18|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 124.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 47|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $86,808
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 162
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $97,017
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 11.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 57|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,327,888
2013-14 Actual: $-272,135
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,055,753
2014-15 Actual: $-20,643
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $321,851
Actual Excess (2014-15): $247,209

* 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.