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District: PLAINFIELD CITY (4160)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending: $151,325,551
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,915.6
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,117
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 87
2011-12 Total Spending: $161,782,340
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 8,091.3
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,995
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 85
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,995
Revenue Sources, State: 81.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 13%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.3%
Fall 2011 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 78.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 202.7
10/15/11 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,650
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 95
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,243
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 95
2012-13 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,642
2012-13 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 81
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $8,284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 52.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,934
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 83
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 55%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $8,690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 55.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,993
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 51.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 96.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 52.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $8,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 53.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 96.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $372
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 89
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $62
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $94
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $112
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $2,481
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,516
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $2,604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 80
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 16.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $2,356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 15.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 89
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 91.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $2,315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 83
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 88.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,938
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 105
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,842
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,711
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 96
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 95
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $85
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 99
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 105
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 80.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,389
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 99
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2011-12): 75.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 95
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 81.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $2,704
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 17.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,691
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $2,384
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 95
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,645
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 104
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,544
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 57.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,445
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 100
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 60.6%
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): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
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): $158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 34.8%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 32.6%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 35.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $101
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $145
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $58
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 52
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $70,776
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 83
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 68
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $65,997
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 70
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 78.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 68
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $87,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 87
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 134.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 3
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $87,500
Salary Ranking (2012-13): 91
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 202.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 45
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $130,200
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 217.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 23
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $130,060
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 18.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 19.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 21
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $5,271,703
2010-11 Actual: $924,243
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $6,195,946
2011-12 Actual: $15,196,736
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2010-11): $1,448,998
Actual Excess (2011-12): $1,045,534
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