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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: Salem City (4630)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: Salem
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $29,768,424
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,282
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,215
2017-18 Total Spending: $30,669,130
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,308
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,450
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,450
Revenue Sources, State: 80.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 8.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 5.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 100.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 100.3
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.78%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,603
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 39|50
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,105
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 32|49
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,940
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 27|49
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $9,469
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 33|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,998
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 55.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,609
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 56.7%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,970
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 33|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.73%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,594
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 53.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 95.51%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 28|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 54.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 96.59%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 20|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 11|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.8%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 34|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $233
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.2%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 42|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 37|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 17.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 37|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 18.9%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,525
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 42|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 82.09%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 83.75%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,573
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 80.33%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,814
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 30|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,950
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,033
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 49|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,372
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 21|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 75.63%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 19|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 69.64%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,535
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 75.5%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,714
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 30|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,729
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,882
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 29|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.1%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $898
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 34|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 52.39%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $920
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 53.21%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 892
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 47.4%
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): $498
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 28|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $585
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 31|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.1%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 33.5%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 32.3%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 42.3%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $149
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): 0
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): 0
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 10.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 35|49
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $61,668
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 18|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 28|49
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $65,310
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 22|49
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 100.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 4|49
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $70,228
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 28|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 112.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 2|49
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $66,228
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 18|49
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 100.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 42|49
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $92,267
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 2|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 103.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 40|49
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $101,880
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 5|49
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 10.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 41|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 10.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 43|49
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $2,926,558
2016-17 Actual: $152,876
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $3,079,436
2017-18 Actual: $-664,011
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $335,023
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0