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District: LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK (2800)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: SALEM
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending: $4,586,586
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 237
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,350
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 43
2011-12 Total Spending: $4,818,184
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 226.5
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,275
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 54
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,275
Revenue Sources, State: 27.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 69.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.6%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2011 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 105.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 134.0
10/15/11 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,713
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 43
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,092
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 34
2012-13 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,450
2012-13 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 48
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $10,293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 70%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $9,629
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 68.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $10,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 63.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $9,843
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 66.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 95.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,976
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 63.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $9,630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 91.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $332
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $400
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,144
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 7.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,462
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,703
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $704
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 4.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 61.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $618
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 4.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 42.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $617
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 36.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,522
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,579
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,762
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $883
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 58%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $917
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 6.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2011-12): 58.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $964
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 54.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,463
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $2,083
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 11.1%
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): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.7%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $6
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 34.7%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 31.4%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 38.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $430
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $1,368
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $165
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 9.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 46
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $60,359
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 47
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 32
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $61,650
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 48
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 105.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 22
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $51,644
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 30
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 226.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 4
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $55,700
Salary Ranking (2012-13): 40
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 134.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 23
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $107,616
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 52
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 136.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 14
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $110,844
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 14.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 19
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 13.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 17
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $1,462,920
2010-11 Actual: $213,281
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $1,676,201
2011-12 Actual: $143,077
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2010-11): $348,173
Actual Excess (2011-12): $340,854
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