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District: CLARK TWP (0850)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending: $35,649,852
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,354.2
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,143
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 13
2011-12 Total Spending: $36,369,232
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,343.1
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,522
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 12
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,522
Revenue Sources, State: 12.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 79.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 6.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2011 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 90.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 167.9
10/15/11 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,722
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 13
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,843
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11
2012-13 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,469
2012-13 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 14
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $6,668
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 56.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,066
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $7,287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $6,280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 53.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $6,636
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 56%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $6,821
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 54.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 93.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $227
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $2,149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 18.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,836
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $2,045
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 16.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $2,044
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 17.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,725
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,855
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 41
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 90.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,227
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,019
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 83.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,033
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2011-12): 84.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,060
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 81%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 22
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 3.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 27.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $372
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 3.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 28.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 24.8%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
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 actual costs): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 25%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 24.7%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 27.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $70
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 48
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $54,385
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 9
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 12.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 44
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $54,865
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 7
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 90.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 17
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $67,095
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 19
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 83.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 30
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $63,030
Salary Ranking (2012-13): 12
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 167.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 30
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $106,148
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 11
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 194.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 14
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $113,087
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 15
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 15.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 25
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 18.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 9
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $1,529,688
2010-11 Actual: $-376,985
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $1,152,703
2011-12 Actual: $536,374
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2010-11): $169,746
Actual Excess (2011-12): $342,846
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