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District: DOWNE TWP (1120)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: CUMBERLAND
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending: $4,634,844
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 245.7
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,863
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37
2010-11 Total Spending: $3,676,884
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 201.8
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,222
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 38
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,222
Revenue Sources, State: 56.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 34.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 6.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 2.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2010 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 101.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 135.8
10/15/10 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,710
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,431
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 30
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,369
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 51
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $8,525
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 54.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,981
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 59.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $9,317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 56.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $8,290
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 52.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 97.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,853
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 58.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 98.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $8,920
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 54.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 95.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $3,949
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 25.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $2,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 18.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $3,136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 19.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,979
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 19%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 75.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,865
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 75.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 69.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,400
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 8.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,423
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,761
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $739
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 4.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2009-10): 52.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $716
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 5.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2010-11): 50.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $936
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 5.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 53.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,626
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,505
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,902
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $765
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 47%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $646
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 42.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $862
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 45.3%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $183
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.1%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 35.2%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 28.1%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 33.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $494
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 9.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 47
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $66,951
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 59
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 10.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 35
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $67,746
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 59
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 101.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 22
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $41,522
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 14
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 111.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 20
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $41,424
Salary Ranking (2011-12): 15
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 135.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 21
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $51,700
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 4
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 148.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 18
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $47,633
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 5
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 17
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 17
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $1,456,116
2009-10 Actual: $-868,123
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $587,993
2010-11 Actual: $298,931
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
Actual Excess (2010-11): $18,427
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