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District: PALMYRA BORO (3920)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: BURLINGTON
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $17,602,159
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 972.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,103
2015-16 Total Spending: $18,295,438
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 959.7
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,063
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,063
Revenue Sources, State: 35.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 52.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 7.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.8%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 74.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 94.1
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,156
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 14|50
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,573
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 17|49
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,330
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 16|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,743
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 12|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,959
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 12|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,665
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 51.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,802
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,923
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 90.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,006
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14%
% 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): $1,630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,411
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,555
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 84.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 83.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,294
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 83.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,766
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 47.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $793
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 48.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 47.3%
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): $665
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $654
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $719
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.8%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 34.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $89
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $19
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $108
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): 20|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,611
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 27|49
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $60,518
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 19|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 74.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $59,086
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 99.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 7|49
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $59,127
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 11|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 94.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $96,490
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 179.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 4|49
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $109,919
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 13|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 9.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 18.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 3|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,849,716
2014-15 Actual: $629,263
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $3,478,979
2015-16 Actual: $326,296
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $986,786
Actual Excess (2015-16): $746,026

* 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.