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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: Plainfield City (4160)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: Union
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $191,666,477
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 9,568
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,032
2017-18 Total Spending: $197,059,176
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 9,450
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,854
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,854
Revenue Sources, State: 83.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 12.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.6%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 91.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 191.1
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.43%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,020
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 48|98
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,510
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 53|97
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,236
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 46|97
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,360
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 30|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,553
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 30|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 55.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,068
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 26|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 55.9%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,067
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 38|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 40|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 53.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 96.88%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,753
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 35|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 53.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 96.53%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 28|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 18|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 28|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.4%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $92
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 23|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 24|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 20|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.6%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,386
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 50|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 51|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,544
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 40|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.7%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,074
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 53|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 86.92%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 57|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 86.59%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 43|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 84.75%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 73|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,796
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 80|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,783
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 73|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 26|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 53|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 33|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,369
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 68|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 81.15%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 74|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 79.79%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 56|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 76.44%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 90|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 88|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,603
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 86|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,552
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 92|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 65.87%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,586
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 93|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 64.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 1652
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 91|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 63.47%
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): $155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 16|98
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 14|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 17|97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 29.5%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 31.9%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 31.1%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $49
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $54
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $13
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 15|97
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $73,960
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 67|97
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 34|97
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $73,960
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 56|97
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 91.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 21|97
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $91,100
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 84|97
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 87.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 23|97
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $91,600
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 83|97
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 191.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 30|97
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $133,459
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 62|97
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 191.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 26|97
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $144,954
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 80|97
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 16.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 47|97
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 17.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 33|97
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $25,442,148
2016-17 Actual: $-2,606,723
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $22,857,450
2017-18 Actual: $-4,066,288
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $498,499
Actual Excess (2017-18): $1,003,513