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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.

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)
2015-16 Total Spending: $10,638,015
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 610
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,430
2016-17 Total Spending: $10,811,811
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 564
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,159
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,159
Revenue Sources, State: 72.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 22.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.3%
Fall 2016 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 109.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 109.2
10/15/16 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.9%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,715
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2|67
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,679
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2|67
2017-18 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,297
2017-18 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 2|67
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
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 actual costs): $7,310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 3|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $7,048
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 2|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 62.4%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,974
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 7|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 65.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.45%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $6,995
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 4|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.69%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $6,630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 2|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 58.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 94.07%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
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 actual costs): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 8|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 20|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.6%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
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 actual costs): $132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 26|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 20|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.2%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
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 actual costs): $1,853
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 12|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,924
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 8|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 17%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $829
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 2|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 72.85%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,614
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 26|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 87.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,672
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 18|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 86.9%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
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 actual costs): $1,341
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 4|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 2|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.9%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
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 actual costs): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 40|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 20|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $953
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 6|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 75.46%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $993
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 6|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2016-17): 74.05%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $789
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 1|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2017-18): 70.38%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
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 actual costs): $1,071
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 7|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $1,084
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 2|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.6%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $409
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): 10|67
% 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): 41.35%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 9|67
% 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): 38.75%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): 387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 8|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 35.7%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): N.R.
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
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 actual costs): $98
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 21|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 budget): $113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 budget): 20|67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 28%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 34.3%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $73
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $34
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): 0
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 2|66
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $66,184
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 46|66
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 28|66
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $68,245
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 49|66
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 109.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|66
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $61,224
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 33|66
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 93.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 11|66
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $61,895
Salary Ranking (2017-18): 27|66
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 109.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 56|66
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $82,152
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 2|66
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 93.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 64|66
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $84,337
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 4|66
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 9.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 67|66
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 9.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 65|66
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,018,137
2015-16 Actual: $227,866
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $2,246,003
2016-17 Actual: $174,042
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2015-16): $275,202
Actual Excess (2016-17): $218,891