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District: SPRINGFIELD TWP (5000)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $42,990,239
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,323.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,504
2015-16 Total Spending: $43,848,084
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,302.2
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,046
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,046
Revenue Sources, State: 12.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 85.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 126.1
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,447
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 24|69
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,719
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 25|71
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,302
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 25|71
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,814
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,001
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,545
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,733
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,890
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $236
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $236
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,890
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,873
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 82.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 81%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 76.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,312
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $143
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 71|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 52|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,020
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 77.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 77.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,092
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 83%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,940
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,983
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 62|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,975
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $856
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 44.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $952
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 48%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,025
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 52|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 51.9%
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): $393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $409
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 32.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $96
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $47
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $78
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|71
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $68,724
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|71
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 13.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|71
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $70,379
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 55|71
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 85.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|71
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $73,752
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|71
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 90.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|71
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $69,354
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 34|71
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 126.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|71
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $114,075
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|71
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 130.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 61|71
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $120,661
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 30|71
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|71
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 11.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 66|71
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,638,392
2014-15 Actual: $1,261,675
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $5,900,067
2015-16 Actual: $1,801,567
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $0

* 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.