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Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending March 2011

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District: KNOWLTON TWP (2470)
Operating Type K-6
County: WARREN
Operating Type K-6 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2008-09 Total Spending: $4,680,007
2008-09 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 293.6
2008-09 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,939
2008-09 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 34
2009-10 Total Spending: $4,805,533
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 282.8
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,991
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 35
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,991
Revenue Sources, State: 34.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 56.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 8.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2009 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 56
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 147.4
10/15/09 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2008-09 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,224
2008-09 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 33
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,762
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 32
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,230
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 35
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $7,318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 59.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,829
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 61.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $8,029
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 60.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $6,991
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 57.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2008-09): 95.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,569
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 59.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 96.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $7,606
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 57.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 94.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $86
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,765
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,896
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 14.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,414
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2008-09): 80.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,432
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 75.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 71.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,977
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 16.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,769
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,865
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 14.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2008-09): 69.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,420
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2009-10): 80.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,494
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 80.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,148
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $503
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 4.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2008-09): 43.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $544
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 4.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 45.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $494
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 3.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 35.5%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $62
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2008-09): 20.4%
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 22.5%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 23.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2008-09): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $237
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2009-10): 10.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 43
Teacher Salary (2009-10): $58,385
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 45
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 41
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $59,513
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 41
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2009-10): 56
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 54
Support Service Salary (2009-10): $53,210
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 22
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 50.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 57
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $51,833
Salary Ranking (2010-11): 20
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 147.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 28
Administrator Salary (2009-10): $66,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 10
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 132.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 34
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $70,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 9
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 17.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 15
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 15.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 27
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2008-09): $359,031
2008-09 Actual: $124,703
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $483,734
2009-10 Actual: $116,573
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2008-09): $7,448
Actual Excess (2009-10): $37,583
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