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Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending March 2011

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District: FAIRFIELD TWP (1460)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: CUMBERLAND
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2008-09 Total Spending: $9,855,744
2008-09 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 640.7
2008-09 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,382
2008-09 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 23
2009-10 Total Spending: $11,176,839
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 611.2
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,288
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 52
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,288
Revenue Sources, State: 69%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 11%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 20%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2009 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 107.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 120.9
10/15/09 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2008-09 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,035
2008-09 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 4
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,211
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $10,853
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 8
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $6,486
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 64.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $6,587
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 58.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $7,244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 66.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $5,475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 54.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2008-09): 84.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $6,238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 55.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 94.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $6,902
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 63.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 95.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,098
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,065
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 18.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2008-09): 79.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,772
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 15.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 85.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $976
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 74.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,409
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12%
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): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $886
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2008-09): 66%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2009-10): 79.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $947
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 72.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,059
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,087
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $935
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 8.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2008-09): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 11.3%
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): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2008-09): 22.2%
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 21.2%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 22.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2008-09): $24
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $9
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $21
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2009-10): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 36
Teacher Salary (2009-10): $52,906
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 18
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 43
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $50,995
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 4
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2009-10): 107.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 8
Support Service Salary (2009-10): $66,770
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 43
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 154
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 2
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $58,840
Salary Ranking (2010-11): 25
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 120.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 51
Administrator Salary (2009-10): $92,782
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 10
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 308
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 4
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $110,640
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 39
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 11.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 57
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 29.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 4
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2008-09): $415,098
2008-09 Actual: $697,461
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $1,112,559
2009-10 Actual: $-758,654
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2008-09): $232,205
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
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