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District: PLAINFIELD CITY (4160)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $179,773,259
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 8,832.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,354
2014-15 Total Spending: $176,594,564
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 9,182.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,232
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,232
Revenue Sources, State: 83.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 12.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.3%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 85.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 199.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,981
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 83|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,331
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 70|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,432
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 80|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,807
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,897
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,685
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,575
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $452
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $170
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,719
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,573
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,464
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,275
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,576
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,717
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,746
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,783
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 79.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 77.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,401
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 78.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,489
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,618
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,536
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 61.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,418
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,609
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 61.5%
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): $159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $144
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $180
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $91
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $81
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $61,597
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $71,210
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 75|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 85.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $86,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 80|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 85.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $89,000
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 90|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 199.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $117,905
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 176.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $126,991
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 18.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $26,053,990
2013-14 Actual: $1,348,434
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $27,402,424
2014-15 Actual: $2,275,318
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,606,783
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0

* 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.