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District: UNION TWP (5290)
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: $132,839,314
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,612.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,449
2014-15 Total Spending: $137,245,741
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,615.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,021
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,021
Revenue Sources, State: 33.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 64.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12
  Student/Support Ratio: 78.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 207.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,074
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 30|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,346
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 31|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,465
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 41|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,008
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,727
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,954
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $78
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,008
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,916
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,008
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 94.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 93.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,275
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,032
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 81.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,036
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 81.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 80%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,574
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,693
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,023
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 65%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,019
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 69.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,165
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 68.8%
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): $161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $146
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $103
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $100
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $67,316
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 61|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 74|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $69,743
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 67|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 78.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 42|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $71,522
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 75.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 58|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $73,505
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 47|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 207.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $124,948
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 50|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 172.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $122,160
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 20
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $25,797,032
2013-14 Actual: $-748,001
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $25,049,031
2014-15 Actual: $-2,527,804
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $6,727,450
Actual Excess (2014-15): $4,589,630

* 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.