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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: Blairstown Twp (0400)
Operating Type K-6
County: Warren
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $10,291,281
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 486
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,162
2017-18 Total Spending: $9,675,299
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 469
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,622
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,622
Revenue Sources, State: 31.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 65.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 44.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 76
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.11%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,482
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 27|56
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,706
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 29|56
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,281
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 35|56
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,407
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 26|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,524
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 60.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $10,875
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 59.5%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,759
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.11%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $9,004
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 57.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 94.54%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,820
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 53.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 90.3%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $464
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $774
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 50|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4.2%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 27|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 35|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.5%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,861
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,052
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 19.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,572
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 42|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 19.5%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,523
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 43|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 88.19%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,680
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 44|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 17.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 87.81%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 45|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 17%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 86.84%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,539
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,599
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 24|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.3%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 33|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 39|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.3%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 24|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 82.26%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 23|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 82.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,464
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 29|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 85.87%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,557
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 24|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,413
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 17|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,998
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 32|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.9%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $518
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 8|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 33.27%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $549
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 9|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 38.85%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 730
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 20|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 36.54%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
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 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): N.R.
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $84
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 35|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 34|56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.5%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 26.8%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 26.9%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 27.5%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $13
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $57
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $76
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 8.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 47|56
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $60,258
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 26|56
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 7.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 47|56
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $61,458
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 27|56
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 44.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 52|56
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $67,219
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 40|56
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 42.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 53|56
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $73,825
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 47|56
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 76.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 45|56
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $103,858
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 23|56
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 73.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 47|56
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $117,620
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 41|56
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 11.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 40|56
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 11.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 40|56
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $1,518,495
2016-17 Actual: $-496,685
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $1,021,810
2017-18 Actual: $657,421
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): $109,572