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District: SUMMIT CITY (5090)
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: $79,039,559
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,151.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,040
2014-15 Total Spending: $78,642,014
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,093.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,211
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,211
Revenue Sources, State: 12.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 84.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 73.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 148.4
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,987
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,537
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 54|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,176
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 53|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,865
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,770
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,490
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,949
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,360
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $325
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $74
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $73
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,525
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,947
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,674
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 91.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,838
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,596
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $83
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,592
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 86.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,402
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 87.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,465
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 88.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,402
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,400
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $869
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 62.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $888
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 63.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $929
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 66.4%
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): $361
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $400
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 23.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $96
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $135
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $220
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 67|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $63,781
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,603
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 73.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $73,378
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 75.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $72,399
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 38|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 148.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 92|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $133,079
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 76|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 134.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 95|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $136,202
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 81|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 14.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 91|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 93|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $7,185,841
2013-14 Actual: $-1,496,579
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $5,689,262
2014-15 Actual: $340,534
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $959,553
Actual Excess (2014-15): $853,248

* 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.