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District: LAWRENCE TWP (2570)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: CUMBERLAND
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $10,555,691
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 614.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,179
2015-16 Total Spending: $10,638,015
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 610.3
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,430
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,430
Revenue Sources, State: 72.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 22.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.3%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 162.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 162.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,911
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 1|65
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,715
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2|66
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,034
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 4|66
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 69.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,231
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 67.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 64.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 66.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,974
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 65.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,470
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $151
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $923
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,655
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $660
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 71.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $829
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 72.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,436
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 12|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 86.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,223
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,296
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 75.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $953
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 75.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $981
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 75.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,015
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $989
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $390
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 38.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $409
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 41.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $431
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 35.7%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $90
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 31.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $12
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $73
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|66
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,266
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|66
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|66
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $66,184
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 43|66
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 162.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|66
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $58,175
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|66
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 109.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 9|66
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $61,224
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 32|66
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 162.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|66
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $97,017
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|66
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 109.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 53|66
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $82,152
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 3|66
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|66
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 9.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 62|66
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,055,753
2014-15 Actual: $-20,643
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,018,137
2015-16 Actual: $227,866
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $247,209
Actual Excess (2015-16): $275,202

* 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.