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District: PALMYRA BORO (3920)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: BURLINGTON
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $16,986,391
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 995.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,062
2014-15 Total Spending: $17,602,159
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 972.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,103
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,103
Revenue Sources, State: 35.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 51.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 9.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 73.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 88.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,598
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11|49
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,156
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 14|49
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,562
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 31|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,936
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,575
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 51.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,665
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,902
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 50.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $279
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $275
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,979
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,652
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 91.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,802
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,275
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 85.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 84.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 84.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,430
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 83.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,563
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,853
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $745
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 47.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 47.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $888
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 47.9%
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): $638
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $665
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $754
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $16
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $89
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $24
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|49
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $60,111
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 22|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,611
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 73.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 20|49
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $57,361
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 74.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $59,086
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 12|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 88.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 48|49
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $91,436
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 94.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $96,490
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 8.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 48|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 9.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,248,098
2013-14 Actual: $601,618
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,849,716
2014-15 Actual: $629,263
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $899,802
Actual Excess (2014-15): $986,786

* 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.