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District: DOWNE TWP (1120)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: CUMBERLAND
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $4,411,420
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 220.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,992
2015-16 Total Spending: $4,259,649
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 206.3
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,645
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,645
Revenue Sources, State: 58.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 30%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 7.4%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 180.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 180.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,919
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 21|75
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,706
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 24|75
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,744
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 22|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,765
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 98.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,613
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 98.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,000
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $206
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $85
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,798
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,915
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 21%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,954
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 69.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,085
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 71.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,425
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 73.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,423
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,401
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $478
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 37.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $736
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 51.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $691
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 49.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,494
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,589
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $422
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 29.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 29%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $426
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 26.8%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.2%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 42%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $64,084
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 19|75
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $56,880
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 23|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 180.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $54,800
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 185.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|75
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $56,130
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 33|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 180.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $96,101
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 185.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|75
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $98,023
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 36|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 18.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 18.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,055,953
2014-15 Actual: $-184,901
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $871,052
2015-16 Actual: $114,632
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $361,618

* 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.