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District: LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK (2800)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: SALEM
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $4,527,768
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 214.4
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,123
2014-15 Total Spending: $4,445,568
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 196.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,640
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,640
Revenue Sources, State: 24.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 64.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 9.2%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 180
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 180
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,048
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|75
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,667
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46|75
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,384
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 48|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,583
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,852
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 65.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,951
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 65%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,968
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 89%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,830
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $361
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $752
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,555
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $514
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 33.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $569
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 35.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $609
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 39.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,727
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,909
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,930
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $916
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 53%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $989
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 51.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,054
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 54.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,898
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,536
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $675
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 33.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $729
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 28.7%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $23
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): $98
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $525
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $181
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $82
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 47|75
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $63,870
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 62|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 7.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,110
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 67|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 180
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|75
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $48,380
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 162
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $50,100
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 30|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 180
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|75
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $107,800
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 56|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 289.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $64,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 20.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 37.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,509,216
2013-14 Actual: $208,835
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,718,051
2014-15 Actual: $276,001
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $523,595
Actual Excess (2014-15): $462,894

* 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.